About me
Hello, I am Mihaela.
I work with a range of challenges, always focusing on my client’s relationship with themselves. We develop in the relationship with those that raise us and continue to live in relationship with everything and everyone around us, including the relationship with ourselves. In other words, the way we see and relate to ourselves, others and the world will impact how we navigate life’s ups and downs, our level of stress, overwhelm or anxiety - however you experience it.
Whether you’re struggling with self-esteem or confidence, challenges with someone in your personal or work life, the loss of a loved one, feeling overwhelmed by world events, or issues from your past you’d like to explore - we’ll work together in a holistic way.
This means we’ll look at your thoughts, feelings, behaviours, sensations in your body, and your family system. Our families, culture, and the social and economic environments we grow up in all shape how we see ourselves, others, and life. By becoming aware of where we come from, we can create new choices for how we want to live moving forward.
Therapy takes time, effort and commitment but the rewards are great. I walk alongside you and tailor the therapeutic process to your unique situation and individual needs. I work with you to help you develop new resources and skills that fit where and who you are in the present moment.
Clients who have worked with me say that I have helped them develop a greater sense of self-awareness, self-worth, empathy for themselves and others, and a greater ability to navigate life's ebbs and flows. They leave the sessions lighter, calmer, more confident in themselves, with a new understanding of their challenges and how to manage these challenges.
I work with English and Romanian speaking clients.
If you have any questions or would like to book a consultation with me then I would like to welcome you to send me an email here.
Training, qualifications & experience
- PGDip Integrative Counselling and Coaching (University of East London) (BACP)
- Level 5 Diploma Integrating Attachment Based Psychotherapy in clinical practice (Optima Health Services) (CPCAB)
- Diploma in Hypnotherapy (Hypnotherapy Training International) (ACHE)
- Certificate in Systemic Constellations and Transactional Analysis
- Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist (CAGCS) Certification
- Advanced Specialist Bereavement Support Foundation course (Cruse Bereavement Support)
- Level 2 Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences Certification
- Single Session Therapy CPD Certification
Alongside my private practice, I provide in-person and online therapy services for various charities and EAP companies.
I continue to engage in professional development courses, personal therapy and maintain appropriate and relevant yearly CPD.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Loss and grief are part and parcel of the human experience. Regardless of gender, age, race, or social status, we all experience loss, in one form or another, throughout our lifetime. I have a particular interest in supporting people going through the grief process. My interest in working with grief and loss has led me to volunteer in an elderly care ward with Imperial Charity and train with Cruse Bereavement Services.
As an expat, I understand the experience of adjusting to a new culture, the challenges that might arise from unrooting oneself from the country of origin and building a new life in a new country. Some aspects that often require attention when working with expat experiences are identity, self-esteem, self-worth, impostor’s syndrome, status, self-sabotaging, and inner critic.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free video call of up to 30 min.
When I work
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I use the GoogleMeet platform for my online sessions.
Further information
What to expect once we connect
After you connect with me, we will arrange an initial video call (up to 30 min) which allows you to ask any questions you have before booking your initial assessment session. Please note: an assessment session is not a therapy session.
The initial appointment lasts an hour, and during this session, I ask more detailed questions about what has brought you to counselling, and then we decide how you would like to proceed.
Moving forward
Once you decide to work with me, we will arrange a weekly time to fit with our availability. The number of sessions is flexible around your needs. We will review our work periodically to assess what these needs are as our work progresses.
