Irina Florea , BACP

Irina Florea is a UK-based counsellor who brings a warm, clear and collaborative presence to individual and couple work, offering sessions both online and in person in Frome and Bristol. She holds BACP, a professional credential with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and draws on four years of clinical experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship challenges.

Irina often works with people who feel exhausted, stuck or as if they are never enough, helping them trace where these patterns began and build practical ways to find steadiness, clarity and confidence. Her approach balances compassion with challenge, creating space to explore personal history, attachment dynamics and repeating relational patterns without judgment. She also brings trauma-informed care and attention to neurodiversity, ADHD, perfectionism and complex family dynamics.

Therapeutic work with Irina can include short or long-term options and integrates somatic and nervous system-based practices such as gentle body awareness, grounding and mindfulness tools to support regulation and reconnection with the body. She offers practical structure alongside experiential tools to help clients develop clearer boundaries, communication and self-understanding.

Having lived between countries, Irina is experienced in working across cultures and understands the mixture of growth, loss and identity shifts that come with moving and belonging. Outside of practice she enjoys running, gym workouts and long walks with her dog, and values time with her partner, friends and family abroad as well as quiet moments spent reading and resting.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Work

Irina draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early bonds and current relationships shape emotions and behavior - this approach helps with attachment issues, relationship patterns and feelings of abandonment by tracing how past connections influence present life. She also uses client-centered therapy, focusing on an empathic, non-directive stance that prioritizes the client's own experience and resources - this method supports self-esteem, coping with life changes and building personal insight. Additionally, existential therapy is available for those wrestling with meaning, choice and identity - it encourages honest exploration of values, responsibility and how to live with uncertainty.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Irina works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the pace and focus as therapy unfolds.

Online therapy with Irina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without needing to attend in person, helping clients maintain continuity of care while balancing daily life.