Ioana Mitrache
Practical, relational counselling for life’s challenges
BACP United Kingdom
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English, Romanian
About Ioana
Ioana Mitrache is a counsellor with eight years of clinical experience. She works from the United Kingdom and supports people in English and Romanian.
Background and approach
Ioana holds BACP registration and combines practical techniques with a relational way of working. She focuses on common problems such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
She also helps people dealing with addictions, trauma, grief and intimacy-related issues. Relationship and communication concerns feature often in her work alongside career stress and parenting strains.
Ioana uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on the Gottman Method for relationship patterns, Attachment-Based Therapy to explore early bonds, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for thinking and behaviour shifts.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques and EMDR are also part of her toolkit when appropriate. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative.
Ioana listens, helps people name what matters, and works with practical skills and reflective conversation. Many clients leave with clearer boundaries, better coping tools and a plan for change.
She accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules appointments through the service.
Therapeutic approaches you can try online
Ioana commonly uses the Gottman Method to look at patterns in close relationships and identify small, practical changes that improve how people relate. This approach focuses on communication habits, conflict strategies and rebuilding connection where it has weakened.She also works with Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early bonds shape current reactions and needs. That approach helps people understand why certain situations trigger strong emotions and how to build steadier ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ioana treats the choice as a collaboration and adapts methods to match a person's goals and preferences. She will discuss options and try different ways of working to see what fits best.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions can be a good low-bandwidth option or a shorter check-in during a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible, brief contact between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent across time zones and changing schedules.
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Experience
8+ years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English, Romanian