Paula Ciocirlau, BACP
Paula Ciocirlau is a counsellor who aims to help people facing everyday pressures and deeper emotional problems.
About Paula
Paula Ciocirlau is a counsellor who aims to help people facing everyday pressures and deeper emotional problems. She listens without judgement and works with each person to set clear, realistic goals. Paula speaks English and Romanian and practises from the United Kingdom with eight years of experience.
She focuses on practical, person-centred conversations. Sessions look at what matters now and what small steps could make a difference. Paula blends client-centred work with solution-focused tools to help people find what works for them.
Background and approach
Paula also uses Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand conflicting parts of themselves. That approach can be useful when emotions feel confusing or when past wounds keep appearing in day-to-day life. She aims to make those ideas simple and usable in real life.
Her background includes international study and work that shaped her understanding of different cultures. The biography notes training and practice since 2016, and she is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. People contact Paula about stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD and many other issues.
In sessions she offers steady listening, practical strategies and collaborative goal-setting to help people cope and move forward.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 387673 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
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 Paula lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Paula names
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How Paula’s approaches work online
Paula blends person-centred listening with focused tools to help people make changes. Client-Centred Therapy concentrates on understanding your experience and following your pace, which helps when someone needs time to feel heard. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps and small, achievable goals to move forward quickly. Internal Family Systems helps name and work with different parts of your inner life when emotions feel conflicted or stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula treats the choice as a collaboration and will check in about what is helping and what is not. Together you will choose or adapt methods based on your goals, needs and preferences so the sessions feel useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you keep visual contact and work more like an in-person session. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing check-ins, brief reflections or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Paula help with?
She supports people with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD and more.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, with practical solution-focused techniques and parts-based Internal Family Systems ideas when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with clients, beginning her psychotherapy journey in 2016.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and the subscription model used; the subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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