Oana Chiru, BACP

Oana Chiru welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about their next step. She writes in a calm, straightforward way and aims to make sessions easy to follow. Her approach suits those who want clear support for stress, anxiety, relationship and identity concerns, or help navigating life changes.

Oana is a BACP counsellor with 15 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She uses a flexible blend of methods rather than one fixed style. That means sessions can look different depending on what a person brings and what helps in the moment.

In conversation she focuses on listening first, then helping people notice patterns that keep causing pain. She offers practical tools to manage difficult feelings and to try new ways of relating to others. She can also support people through grief, trauma and recovery from addictive behaviours.

Oana offers therapy in English, French and Romanian, and she works with international clients. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, so people can choose the format that fits their life. Costs vary with the client location and the subscription model used for sessions.

Her work often looks at attachment, self-esteem and coping with long-term health or caregiving stress. She also supports people facing identity and intimacy-related questions. To begin, a person selects Start Therapy, completes a short matching questionnaire, then schedules sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Oana’s approaches work online

Oana uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and EMDR as part of her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without fighting them and focus on small steps toward a more valued life. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with change. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps reduce the intensity of painful memories and the feelings attached to them, which can help after abuse or other traumatic events.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Oana discusses options with each person and together they decide which methods match the person's goals and comfort level. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as therapy progresses to meet changing needs.

Online therapy with Oana is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let a person have a fuller conversation and see non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and adapt the format as life changes.