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Elena Ciortescu, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Romanian
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Compassion fatigue ADHD

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Elena Ciortescu is a psychotherapist who uses a relational, integrative approach to help people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She draws on practical methods and listening to support clients through identity changes, grief and emotional overwhelm. Elena works in English and Romanian and brings ten years of experience to her practice.

Her work focuses on what feels hard in daily life. She helps people untangle relationship and intimacy issues, cope with loss, and navigate career or parenting strain.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to make problems clearer and build steady, usable ways to move forward. Elena blends attachment-based thinking with client-centred care and cognitive behavioural ideas. That means she pays attention to patterns in close relationships, listens without judgement, and helps people try small changes in thinking and behaviour.

The result is a practical, personal plan rather than a set of abstract instructions. She has worked in independent practice, education and the charity sector. Those roles shaped her skills with trauma, compassion fatigue, and issues around adoption, abandonment and identity.

Elena also supports people with neurodiversity concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and with eating, sleeping and attention-related challenges. Sessions can take place by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Elena accepts international clients and uses a subscription model for bookings that can be cancelled at any time.

To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that suits them.

How Elena's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect feelings and behaviour today. Online work can help people notice recurring relationship habits and practise new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on warm, non-judgemental listening and supporting the person to find their own answers. This approach helps when someone needs space to speak openly about identity, grief or self-esteem and to build confidence at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours to see what changes. It suits goals like easing anxiety, improving sleep or managing mood through concrete steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elena will discuss the different methods and collaborate on a plan that fits the client's goals, preferences and life situation. Together they review what's working and adjust the way they work as needs change.

Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when someone needs lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping the focus on making steady progress.

What kinds of problems does Elena help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and life transitions. Additional focuses include ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, body image and self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is relational and integrative, combining attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions emphasise practical steps and understanding relationship patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Elena has ten years of experience working across independent practice, education and the charity sector. That background informs her work with trauma, compassion fatigue and diverse life challenges.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practices in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS as a listed credential.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Romanian for both local and international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, giving different ways to connect depending on need.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English, Romanian

Contacting Elena

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Elena Ciortescu, NCPS

Background and approach

How Elena's approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety