Irina Florea, BACP

Irina Florea is a UK-based counsellor who works with individuals and couples both online and in person in Frome and Bristol. She holds the BACP credential, indicating membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and brings four years of clinical experience to her practice.

Irina meets people who often feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or stuck in repeating patterns - for example feeling "never enough," constantly on the go, or unable to settle. She works collaboratively to trace the origins of these patterns and to develop practical, compassionate pathways toward steadiness, clarity, and renewed confidence. Her approach is warm, clear, and collaborative, offering a balance of support and constructive challenge.

Irina supports a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, low self-esteem and imposter feelings, relationship and family difficulties, grief and major life transitions, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, career issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on themes such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication and control issues, family of origin dynamics, and the experience of living between cultures.

Her practice is trauma-informed and attachment-rooted, and she often combines somatic and nervous-system aware techniques - gentle body awareness, grounding exercises, and mindfulness tools - with clear, practical structures for therapy. Irina has experience working with neurodiversity and complex family dynamics, and offers short or longer-term therapy depending on each person’s goals. Outside of work she stays active through gym sessions, running, and long walks with her dog, and values time with her partner, friends, family abroad, and quiet alone time reading and resting. More information is available at www.irinaflorea.com.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Irina draws from attachment-based and client-centered approaches, and also integrates existential perspectives when helpful. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and can help with attachment issues, abandonment fears, and difficulties in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic therapeutic relationship that supports self-exploration and growth, useful for low self-esteem, anxiety, and navigating life changes. Existential Therapy explores meaning, choice, and responsibility, offering space to work with feelings of emptiness, major transitions, and questions about identity and purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Irina works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the work as therapy progresses to ensure the fit remains helpful.

Online therapy with Irina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for differing schedules, mobility needs, and personal comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from wherever the client is located within the United Kingdom, and they allow therapy to be woven into everyday life while maintaining a professional therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.