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Ioana Mitrache, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Compassionate counsellor helping people find direction

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About Ioana

Ioana Mitrache is a BACP counsellor with eight years of experience. She helps people find more clarity, stability and purpose when life feels confusing or overwhelming. Ioana works with individuals from diverse backgrounds and speaks English and Romanian.

Her sessions focus on building a trusting relationship first. She listens for patterns that keep repeating and helps people understand how past events influence current feelings and behaviour. The work is collaborative - clients set the pace and priorities for change.

Background and approach

Ioana uses a blend of practical methods to address everyday problems. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts, and on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how relationships shape wellbeing. She also uses client-centred principles to keep sessions grounded in the person’s experience.

People come to Ioana for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She also supports those navigating identity and LGBT issues, grief, career change and parenting strains. Additional focus areas include ADHD, body image, carer stress and kink-aware conversations.

Therapy sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are accepted. To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Focus areas and approaches

What Ioana works with

Everything Ioana lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Ioana is listed here; the rest shows what else Ioana works with.

Approaches Ioana lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Ioana’s approaches translate to online therapy

Ioana blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in a way that suits online sessions. CBT involves noticing and changing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviours, which works well through conversation and short between-session tasks. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and interactions, helping people understand patterns that repeat in their relationships.

Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit the issue and the person’s comfort level. Adjustments are made as the work progresses so the plan can change when needed.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy lives and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around work or family commitments and to maintain momentum between appointments. If you need clarity on which session formats are available, confirm the current options before booking so you know how meetings will be arranged.
Questions

Questions people ask about Ioana

What kinds of problems does Ioana help with?

She works with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, self-esteem and relationship difficulties, plus LGBT-related issues and grief.

What is her therapy style like?

The approach is relational and collaborative. Sessions combine listening with practical tools from cognitive and attachment-based approaches.

How much experience does she have?

Ioana has eight years of counselling experience working with varied life challenges and identities.

Where does she practise and what are her credentials?

She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as listed in her profile.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Romanian to accommodate speakers of either language.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted; confirm practical arrangements when you match and schedule.

How does payment and cost work?

Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; cost varies with location and therapist availability.

What should I do to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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