About me 

I am a someone who will always find something good in everyone!
 And I would like to build a space where you could start seeing this too: see the good in yourself, the people & world around us!
 I believe that as we transition through life, our sense of self is in a continuous state of changing and adapting, inherently experiencing a sense of loss with each change. In times like these, counselling & psychotherapy can make the transition smoother to navigate.

   You are the expert in how you feel, I am not here to tell  you what to do, but to join you while you face your dilemmas and change the narrative as you wish!

As I am a bilingual Counsellor (working in both English and Romanian), I value diversity and I hope this will continue to allow me to integrate flexibility & authenticity in my counselling work. 

My personal story starts in Romania, where I first built a career in Journalism. Forever passionate about people and curious by nature, I moved to the UK with the hope to train as a psychologist/psychotherapist. Ten years later, while studying, volunteering &working in various mental health settings, I stand before you with the same passion I had when I was four years old and I told my first story in front of a class full of children. This is when I first learnt about the power of words & silences, this is when I first knew that  sharing an emotion with other people is such an unique and monumental experience, the joy of human connection!

Education 



Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Psychology -  University of Northampton 

Master of Science (MSc Hons) in Integrative Counselling Children and Young People - University of Northampton

Postgraduate Diploma in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions CBT - De Montfort University 

Online & Telephone Counselling - BACP certificate 



Continuous Professional Development (CPD) & further training 

Complex Trauma Certification Training - course with Janina Fisher
Gabor's Mate Compassionate Inquiry in Action: an experiential course for the healing of deep traumatic wounds
Putting Polyvagal theory into practice: essential strategies to creating safety and connection with trauma, course with Deb Dana
Working with suicide: essential suicide interventions and prevention strategies 
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy: Interventions for trauma, personality disorders & anxiety 
Treating Trauma with Internal Family Systems








Experience



Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Assistant: experience in working with women diagnosed with Complex PTSD and/or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (inpatient setting)Experienced in providing 1:1 DBT skills support & leading/ co-facilitating therapy groups 
Counsellor, experienced in working with children & adolescents impacted by sexual violence (community setting, Northamptonshire Rape Crisis Centre), offering 1:1 online trauma focused counselling.
Therapeutic Children's Practitioner - experienced in working with looked after children, families, community setting, 1:1 counselling, care planning
Counsellor, experienced in working with children & young people in charity sector (MIND & The Lowdown)- offering 1:1 counselling face to face & online sessions, focused on working on anxiety, depression, adjustment, LGBTQ+ experiences 
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, experienced working in the NHS, offering assessment & treatment for people impacted by anxiety disorders, depression, couples counselling, 1:1 online, face to face, telephone & group interventions. 



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