About
- Attachment work
- Client-centred listening
- Mindfulness tools
About Irina
Irina Florea is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has four years' experience practising in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are carrying heavy, ongoing stress and people facing family and parenting strains, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports clients dealing with addictions, trauma and sleep problems and those questioning identity or facing relationship difficulties.
Irina keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. She helps people map where recurring patterns come from and looks at how those patterns affect day-to-day life. Practical tools and short exercises are offered alongside reflection. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Her approach draws on attachment work and psychodynamic thinking to look at early relationships and how they shape current feelings. Client-centred listening is used to help people feel understood while identifying concrete steps to manage emotions and behaviour. Irina also uses elements of existential thinking to help with meaning, choices and life transitions.
She notes experience supporting people with ADHD, burnout and cross-cultural issues after moving countries. This includes exploring belonging, identity and the practical strains of change. Irina mentions use of gentle body-awareness, grounding and mindfulness tools to support regulation alongside talk-based work.
Sessions aim to balance challenge and support, helping someone move from feeling overwhelmed to clearer decision-making and steadier coping. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to agree goals and the structure of therapy.
How sessions work
How Irina uses attachment and client-centred work online
Irina commonly draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current responses. That work helps when someone notices repeated patterns in how they relate to others, such as clinginess, avoidance or ongoing fear of rejection. Attachment work can be useful for relationship stress and the effects of difficult family histories.She also uses client-centred listening to focus on what feels most pressing for the individual. This approach is about attentive, non-directive listening and helping a person find their own way to clearer thinking and choices. Existential themes are sometimes brought in to address meaning, responsibility and life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Irina meets clients where they are and discusses what methods might suit their goals and preferences. Together they review whether more practical tools, body-awareness work, or deeper psychodynamic reflection is appropriate, and adjust the plan over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone keep using practices between meetings and apply skills directly to everyday situations.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Romanian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she help with?
She helps people deal with family conflict, parenting strain, and issues that come from family of origin patterns. This includes communication problems, separation and role changes within the household.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative, balancing practical tools with reflective discussion. She uses grounding and simple body-awareness techniques alongside talk-based work.
How much experience does she have working as a counsellor?
She has four years of professional experience practising in the United Kingdom. That experience includes work with trauma, burnout and cross-cultural adjustment.
What professional registration does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
Can she work with clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Specific fees and billing are provided during booking.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session to set goals and agree a plan.
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.