Counsellor profile
Irina Florea, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and relationship support
See online counselling options- Attachment work
- Mindfulness tools
- Family patterns
About Irina
Counsellor and BACP member Irina Florea has four years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom. She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career concerns. She also offers support around ADHD and compassion fatigue, and works with issues such as attachment, abandonment and body image.
Irina uses a clear and collaborative style. She focuses on understanding the patterns that keep people stuck and on building practical ways to change them. Sessions include conversation and some body-awareness practices such as grounding and gentle mindfulness to help with regulation.
Her work draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Client-centred principles guide the way she listens and responds. She also uses existential ideas to help people face big questions and Imago relationship ideas when looking at connection and communication with others.
Irina has experience supporting people who have moved between countries and understands the strains of cultural change, identity shifts and loss. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and has worked alongside people who identify as neurodivergent, including those with ADHD, and with complex family dynamics.
Practical tools and a clear session structure are part of her offering. Therapy can be short or longer term depending on goals. Sessions can be arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
Online counselling and how therapeutic approaches are used
Irina draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. This approach helps when people feel stuck in repeating relationship behaviours or when trust and closeness are difficult to manage. She also uses client-centred methods that focus on listening and responding to what each person brings in the moment, which can help if someone needs space to make sense of things at their own pace. Existential ideas enter the work when clients face big life changes, questions about meaning, or shifts in identity after moving countries. These conversations look at values, choices and how to live with uncertainty. Deciding which approaches to use is collaborative; Irina will work with each person to find what fits their needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single method. Please check the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel, and it can reduce the time needed to attend. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone when they need a quick update, while others choose video to read facial expression and body language. The practical aim is to make therapy work within daily life rather than forcing a change to routines.Areas of expertise
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Romanian
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She commonly helps with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma and ADHD-related concerns.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Her work combines attachment-based thinking, psychodynamic reflection and client-centred listening, with grounding and gentle mindfulness exercises for regulation.
How much practice experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with people in the UK.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and delivered?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the site asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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