Livia Maria Nestianu, BACP

Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends practical talking therapies to suit each person. She uses clear, straightforward methods to help people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or identity questions. Livia works in English and Romanian and is based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and has five years of clinical experience supporting people through difficult periods.

Livia draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and stay connected to what matters. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect trust and closeness now. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used when unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns are getting in the way.

Sessions are described simply and calmly. Livia offers a listening space where people can talk about trauma, grief, addictions, eating or body image concerns, career pressures, neurodiversity-related issues and more. She aims to make conversations feel manageable and to help people build practical coping skills.

Her approach is flexible rather than fixed. She adapts how she works to match the person in front of her, mixing talking, reflective exercises and body-focused awareness when helpful. The goal is steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes.

Livia’s five years of experience underpin a warm, attentive style. She helps people explore attachment wounds, manage emotions and rebuild confidence while respecting individual pace and values.

Approaches that suit online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting led by them, and then commit to actions that match their values. This can support work on anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current trust and closeness, useful for relationship difficulties and intimacy-related concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions, offering clear exercises to shift unhelpful patterns that fuel stress or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods feel most helpful, and may combine approaches as needs and goals change. This shared planning means sessions can be adjusted over time rather than fixed from the start.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual feedback, phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit quick check-ins, while live chat and text messaging let people write through thoughts between calls. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, family life or mobility limits and still use ACT, attachment work or CBT tools effectively in everyday situations.