Oana Chiru, BACP
Oana Chiru is a BACP counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and trauma.
About Oana
Oana Chiru is a BACP counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She combines practical listening with steady guidance so clients can find clearer ways to cope. Oana works in English, French and Romanian and accepts international clients.
Oana uses an integrative approach that draws on several therapy styles. Sessions focus on what someone needs right now, whether that means exploring difficult memories, improving relationships, or developing everyday coping skills.
Background and approach
She pays attention to emotional safety and pacing while helping people notice new possibilities for change. Clients can expect a warm, non-judgemental space where the therapist listens and reflects back what matters most. Conversations aim to open up different perspectives so underlying causes and personal strengths become clearer.
Practical steps and in-room reflection are mixed depending on each person’s goals. Oana helps with a broad range of concerns including grief, addictions, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing body image issues, chronic illness, caregiver stress and attachment-related difficulties.
Her work can be short term or longer term depending on what the person wants to achieve. People who want a collaborative dialogue and an approachable counsellor often find this style useful. Sessions are offered online in several formats to suit different needs.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 377647 | February 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.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Oana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Oana names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Trauma-focused work helps people process distressing memories and their emotional impact so daily life becomes more manageable. It often uses paced techniques to reduce overwhelm and to build coping skills in parallel with memory work.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports people to identify personal values and to take small, practical steps towards a life they find meaningful.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured approach used to address the effects of traumatic experiences. In sessions it involves guided attention and guided recall to help reduce the intensity of difficult memories.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, listen to your goals and adapt methods to fit your needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps identify whether trauma-focused methods, ACT, EMDR or a client-centred way of working is most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing facial cues matters, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter reflections, ongoing coaching-style support or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work from different locations.
Frequently asked
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Oana works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is integrative and client-centred, mixing reflective listening with practical strategies from different therapies to suit individual needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people on varied concerns and life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
Oana is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Romanian, and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and routines.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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