Elena Ciortescu, NCPS

Elena Ciortescu is a psychotherapist who uses relational and integrative ways of working to help people facing anxiety, depression, identity shifts and emotional overwhelm. She frames therapy as a shared process rather than a quick fix. Sessions focus on reconnecting people with their strengths, values and what matters to them.

Elena adapts methods to each person’s needs, drawing on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. She brings ten years of professional experience across independent practice, education and the charity sector. That range of settings has informed how she talks with people from different backgrounds.

In practical terms, conversations tend to be straightforward and down-to-earth. Elena listens, helps identify patterns that cause distress, and works with clients to try small changes that make daily life easier. She pays attention to the person’s life story and current pressures when planning each step.

Areas she commonly addresses include grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, self-esteem and career concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar mood difficulties and coping with major life changes.

Elena offers work that is influenced by attachment ideas, emotionally-focused methods and existential thinking, alongside mindfulness and CBT tools. She speaks English and Romanian and practises in the United Kingdom. Her credential is NCPS, which is the qualification listed for her practice.

How Elena's approaches translate to online therapy

Elena draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques in her work. Attachment-based work looks at how we connect with others and what those patterns mean for current relationships; it can help with intimacy-related worries and feeling emotionally overwhelmed. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions, which supports self-esteem and identity exploration. Cognitive behavioural tools identify unhelpful thinking and test small behaviour changes, often used for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which approaches fit a person’s goals, values and everyday needs. If something does not feel helpful, adjustments are made together rather than imposing a single route.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, remove travel time and allow more flexible scheduling. Some people use shorter check-ins when days are tight, while others prefer longer sessions for deeper reflection. Registered and accredited professionals can tailor timing and pace to match what works in your week.