Elena Ciortescu, NCPS

Elena Ciortescu is a psychotherapist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression and major life transitions. She uses a relational, person-focused way of working that centres on honest conversation and practical steps. Elena brings ten years of experience across private practice, education and the charity sector and supports clients in English and Romanian. Elena holds the NCPS credential.

Her approach draws on a mix of proven methods and the client’s own story. She uses cognitive behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ways of working guide conversations about relationships and closeness. Existential and mindfulness ideas help people who are questioning identity or meaning.

Elena often works with concerns such as stress, grief, trauma, compassion fatigue, and the emotional impacts of life changes. She also supports people facing issues around ADHD, bipolar conditions, eating or sleeping problems, intimacy and body image, and ageing and geriatric issues.

Sessions aim to be practical and grounded. People can expect a mix of talking, gentle reflection and strategies to try between meetings. Group work is also available online for those who prefer peer support and structured discussion.

Elena emphasises collaboration. She helps clients identify what matters to them and builds a plan around those goals. The focus is on small, steady steps that fit into everyday life.

How Elena uses therapeutic approaches online

Elena combines attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural ideas to support people in online work. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in how we relate to others and helps when difficulties in relationships cause distress. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathic listening and supporting a person to find their own answers through open conversation. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and offers practical steps to change them when they are causing anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Elena will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then propose ways of working that suit what they want to achieve. She adapts methods over time so the plan stays relevant as needs change.

Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to join group sessions from different locations. The biography records online group therapy and individual practice experience, so check the booking details to confirm which session types are offered at the time of scheduling. Many people find online sessions useful for shorter check-ins, regular weekly meetings or joining a peer group without travel.