Irina Florea, BACP

Irina Florea is a UK-based counsellor who combines warmth, clarity and professional experience to support people through periods of overwhelm, loss and change. Holding BACP accreditation - the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom - she offers individual and couple therapy both online and in person, working with people who feel stuck, exhausted or caught in repeating patterns.

Clients have often reported feelings of never being enough, persistent overthinking, or emotional exhaustion. Irina explores the origins of these patterns alongside each client, using a compassionate, curious and nonjudgmental approach to help people regain steadiness, clarity and confidence. Her work is trauma-informed and grounded in attachment awareness, and she integrates practical tools with somatic practices such as gentle body awareness, grounding and mindfulness to support regulation and reconnection with the body.

Irina works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties, burnout, ADHD and complex family dynamics. She offers both short-term and longer-term therapy depending on a person’s goals, and provides an inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming space. Having lived between countries herself, she is attentive to issues of belonging, identity and cultural transition, and she blends practical structure with empathic presence to help clients navigate life changes and build healthier patterns.

Outside of work she keeps active with running, gym sessions and long walks with her dog, and values time with her partner, friends and family abroad. Taking the first step can feel difficult - Irina aims to make that step as manageable and supportive as possible.

Attachment-informed approaches and accessible online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations, emotional patterns and connection styles. It helps people understand why they repeat certain relationship patterns and supports steps toward greater security, trust and emotional regulation. Client-Centered Therapy is rooted in empathy and acceptance; the therapist offers a nonjudgmental, listening presence that helps clients explore their own goals, values and self-understanding at their own pace. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behaviours, which can be helpful for addressing repeating relational themes, unresolved grief or longstanding self-worth issues.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Irina will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit best with their needs, goals and preferences, and she adjusts the way she works as those needs evolve. This collaborative process helps clients feel more confident about the direction of therapy.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. With options for video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, clients can choose formats that suit their schedules, comfort level and energy. These remote options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family and life transitions while still working with registered professionals and experienced therapists to make steady progress.