Irina Florea , BACP

Irina Florea is a UK-based counsellor and a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She brings four years of professional experience supporting individuals and couples through periods of overwhelm, transition and relational difficulty. Many people who work with her report feeling emotionally exhausted, chronically busy or plagued by a sense of not being enough; Irina helps trace these patterns back to their origins and develop practical, steady ways to move toward clarity and confidence.

Her approach is warm, collaborative and grounded in compassion. She combines trauma-informed thinking with attachment awareness and clear structure, offering somatic and nervous-system aware practices such as gentle body awareness, grounding and mindfulness to help clients reconnect with their bodies and find regulation. Irina works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, self-esteem struggles, addictions, trauma and sleep difficulties, and she has experience supporting neurodivergent clients and those with ADHD.

Having navigated life between countries herself, Irina is attuned to the complexities of migration, belonging and cultural transition and often explores these layers with curiosity and care. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and brings practical tools alongside reflective exploration, tailoring the length and focus of therapy to each person's goals.

Outside of her professional work she stays active through running, gym sessions and long walks with her dog, and values time with her partner, friends and family abroad as well as quiet moments spent reading or listening to music. She is not currently accepting new clients. Irina provides services in English and Romanian.

Therapeutic approaches and how online support works

Irina draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional responses - this approach can be especially helpful for people coping with attachment issues, abandonment, relationship struggles and family-of-origin dynamics. She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening and supporting clients to discover their own strengths and values; this can support those dealing with low self-esteem, life transitions and uncertainty. In addition, psychodynamic ideas inform her work by helping identify repeating patterns, unconscious conflicts and how past experiences influence present choices, useful for complex emotional issues and longstanding relational cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Irina works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She discusses options, adapts techniques over time and partners with clients to create a plan that feels manageable and meaningful, drawing on licensed professionals' frameworks and established therapeutic methods.

Online therapy with Irina can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in therapy, access support from home or work, and choose the format that best supports emotional processing and daily life demands.