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Livia Maria Nestianu, BACP

Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends trauma-focused and evidence-based approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life changes.

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About Livia

Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends trauma-focused and evidence-based approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She offers grounded, straightforward therapy aimed at understanding problems and building practical coping skills. Livia uses her background in psychology and five years of clinical experience to shape sessions around each person's needs.

Her work draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to address past hurt and its ongoing effects. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used for spotting unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and testing new ways of responding. Sessions are conversational and guided by the client. Livia listens, reflects, and introduces exercises you can try between meetings.

Practical tools might include behavioural experiments, grounding or values-based tasks depending on what feels useful. She supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, eating and body image issues, and neurodiversity-related challenges such as autism and ADHD. Other focuses include chronic pain and illness, grief, and emotional regulation problems like anger and mood instability.

Livia holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers work in English and Romanian and is based in the United Kingdom. The approach is collaborative - goals, pace and techniques are agreed together.

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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 online therapy can use trauma-informed and values-based work

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people look at how past events affect current reactions and relationships, using careful, paced steps to reduce the hold of painful memories. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and committing to actions that match personal values to move life forward. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on connection patterns formed in relationships and helps people develop safer, more reliable ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, then try methods that fit your needs. Adjustments are made as progress is reviewed so the work stays practical and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video suits deeper, face-to-face conversation; phone can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and mobility needs while keeping the focus on helpful, evidence-informed techniques.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Livia help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood issues, grief, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, eating and body image concerns, addictions, and career or life change challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational and client-led. She blends trauma-focused work with ACT and CBT, and introduces practical exercises to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy, drawing on an earlier background in psychology.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people within the United Kingdom.

What formats do her sessions use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and starting therapy handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.