Counsellor profile
Elena Simona Lazar, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and family concerns
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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic perspectives
About Elena
Elena Simona Lazar is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with adults on relationship and family concerns, stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strains, and issues such as addiction, anger and low self-esteem. Sessions are offered in English and Romanian and aim to help people untangle problems that feel stuck or overwhelming.
Simona draws on a client-centred foundation, along with Internal Family Systems and systemic ideas. In practice she listens for the patterns that repeat in relationships and in a person's inner life. She helps people name what is happening and identifies simple steps that can ease daily pressure.
Her earlier career as a nurse informed this move into counselling. That background shapes a practical approach - she notices how health, work and family stress interact and how they show up in behaviour and emotion. She uses a mix of conversational work and specific techniques to bring clarity to recurring problems.
Typical sessions focus on understanding feelings, managing anger, coping with grief or loss, and improving communication within family relationships. Simona also works with people facing career challenges, chronic illness, or caregiver stress and helps them explore boundaries and balance.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first meeting. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How Elena uses client-centred, IFS and systemic ideas online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflection. The therapist pays attention to what you say and responds in a way that helps you clarify your own priorities and choices. This approach helps when someone feels unsure about next steps or needs to rebuild confidence.Internal Family Systems treats difficult feelings as parts inside a person. Work with IFS looks at those parts, how they relate, and how they affect behaviour in relationships. It can be useful for issues such as trauma responses, anger, addiction or recurring relationship patterns.
Systemic Therapy looks at the wider relationships around someone. It notices how family roles and communication patterns contribute to stress and conflict and then works to change those patterns in practical ways.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to use. This is a collaborative process aimed at matching techniques to what you want to change.
The biography does not specify session formats, so check the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and reflections to the online setting so therapy fits around everyday life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Romanian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family issues does she address?
She helps people work through family conflict, blended family issues, caregiving stress and communication problems.
How would she describe her way of working?
She uses a client-centred style combined with Internal Family Systems and systemic ideas to explore patterns in relationships and inner experience.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of counselling experience and a background in nursing that informs her practical approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is BACP-registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I book sessions in Romanian?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian; international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.