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Livia Maria Nestianu, BACP

Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends practical talking therapy with grounded psychological understanding.

About Livia

Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends practical talking therapy with grounded psychological understanding. She uses straightforward approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma. Livia works with adults in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English and Romanian.

She trained in counselling after studying psychology and draws on that background in her work. Sessions focus on simple, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside attachment-based ideas.

Background and approach

The aim is to make useful changes in everyday life rather than getting lost in jargon. Livia commonly helps people facing relationship and intimacy issues, career pressures, grief, and the emotional strain of caregiving or chronic illness. She also supports those dealing with addiction, eating concerns, bipolar features, ADHD and self-esteem problems.

Sessions are tailored to the person’s needs and paced to suit them. Her style is client-centred, listening first and then introducing techniques that fit your situation. This can include noticing bodily responses with somatic work, working on unhelpful thinking patterns with CBT, or exploring attachment patterns that affect close relationships.

With five years' experience and registration with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Livia combines psychological knowledge with a practical focus. She encourages clear aims and small steps that people can try between sessions.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	390722	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Livia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Livia names

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How Livia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and then take steps towards what matters in life. Online ACT sessions often focus on clarifying values and practising small actions between calls. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing more balanced thoughts through practical exercises and homework, which fits well with video or messaging formats. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people try new ways of relating; this can be explored through reflective conversation and behavioural experiments across sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Livia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and comfort level. That may mean starting with a problem-solving CBT focus, then adding attachment or somatic elements as things shift.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging offers short check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on practical change.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Livia help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns, and also works with issues such as relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, addiction, eating concerns and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Livia uses a client-centred approach and blends practical methods like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed work and somatic attention to bodily experience.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has five years of clinical experience and a background in psychology, which she brings into an integrative counselling practice to help people find workable strategies.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and practical needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.