About Oana
Oana Chiru is a counsellor with 15 years of experience who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She works with adults on issues like depression, relationship strains, grief and addiction. Oana uses a warm, non-judgemental manner to make it easier to speak about painful or confusing things.
Her sessions are geared towards practical change and clearer understanding. Oana mixes complementary methods rather than following a single protocol. That lets her tailor sessions to what each person needs in the moment.
Background and approach
In practice she listens first, then helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She offers ways to handle difficult feelings, rebuild connection, and make day-to-day life more manageable. Conversations can include exploring values, building coping skills, or working through traumatic memories.
Oana holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which signals professional registration in the UK. She speaks English, French and Romanian and works with clients across borders when a match is suitable. Therapy sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
Subscription plans are used for session access and can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Approaches that guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and life changes. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person's own experience and pace, offering a supportive space where someone can talk through issues and feel heard. This approach suits people wanting empathy and reflective listening.Oana also uses trauma-focused ideas when past events are affecting day-to-day life. That work gently addresses distressing memories and their impact on current functioning, aiming to reduce overwhelm and improve coping. Choosing the right mix of methods is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and adjust the approach as therapy progresses so it stays helpful and relevant.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is close to a face-to-face feel and works well for longer therapeutic work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, French, Romanian
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