Counsellor profile
Oana Chiru, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- ACT
- EMDR
- Client-centred
About Oana
Counsellor and member of BACP with 15 years' experience, Oana Chiru helps people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, relationships and a wide range of other concerns. She offers support to people facing depression, grief, addiction issues, trauma and questions about identity and intimacy. Sessions are available in English, French and Romanian, and she accepts international clients.
Oana draws on several approaches rather than one single method. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred work, existential ideas, trauma-focused methods and EMDR where appropriate. In a session she listens, helps people describe what matters to them, and looks at practical steps that might ease day-to-day strain.
People often come for short-term help and for longer-term counselling. Oana’s focus includes things such as parenting, career changes, body image and chronic illness. She also works with issues connected to adoption and attachment, and with more complex presentations like dissociation or avoidant personality concerns.
Her approach aims to identify unhelpful patterns and build on existing strengths. Conversations will cover thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and may include experiments between sessions to test what helps. The format adapts to the problem and the person rather than following a single script.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange the first session via the See online counselling options button.
How her therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-based steps. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes by shifting attention from unhelpful control strategies to practical action.Client-centred therapy puts the person’s own experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens and reflects, helping people make sense of feelings and choices and supporting self-directed change.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works with distressing memories and their emotional impact. It is used where past events continue to cause strong reactions in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together with the client which methods to try, based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as therapy progresses.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. The original biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can offer online sessions in different ways, and Oana will help agree the most practical arrangement for regular work.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Romanian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and trauma among other concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her practice is integrative, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred work, existential ideas, trauma-focused methods and EMDR as part of the approach.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist.
What are her credentials and base location?
She is a member of BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Romanian, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location.
How do I begin if I want to speak to her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.