Oana Chiru
Practical, compassionate counselling for life challenges
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About Oana
Oana Chiru welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or uncertain and who want straightforward support. She offers a calm listening space and practical help for stress, anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Oana is presented here as a counsellor with 15 years' experience and BACP accreditation, and she speaks English, French and Romanian.
Her style is warm and non-judgemental. Sessions focus on helping people notice what matters to them, to understand patterns that cause pain, and to start making small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Oana uses well known therapeutic approaches to guide conversations rather than rigid techniques. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients accept difficult feelings while taking action that matches their values. Client-centred principles mean the client's perspective leads the work.
Trauma-focused methods and EMDR are among the approaches she may use when past events are getting in the way of daily life. Oana has worked across many concerns including relationships, addiction, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment or body-image struggles.
This broad experience helps her tailor sessions to each person's needs. People who want clear, compassionate guidance and practical steps will find a collaborative approach. To begin, the process asks for a short questionnaire and a scheduling step so appointments can be arranged according to therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 15
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 377647
- Languages
- English, French, Romanian
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Oana's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Oana works with
Everything Oana lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Oana lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Oana works online
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss different ways of working, try methods that seem helpful, and adjust the plan based on what the client finds useful. Goals and preferences guide which approaches are used and how they are combined.
Confirm the exact session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy lives - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or offer sessions when someone cannot be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can use tailored online sessions to focus on skills practice, values-based goals and trauma-informed pacing without promising particular formats.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor address?
The practice covers a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and coping with life changes.
What is the general therapeutic style?
Sessions are warm and person-focused with an emphasis on listening and practical next steps. The counsellor combines approaches to suit each individual rather than using a single fixed method.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
The counsellor has 15 years of clinical experience working with a variety of difficulties and presenting concerns.
What credential or professional body is listed?
The counsellor is listed with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages can sessions be offered in?
Sessions can be conducted in English, French and Romanian.
Can people outside the UK work with this counsellor?
International clients are accepted; anyone outside the United Kingdom may enquire about working together.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.
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