Elena Ciortescu , NCPS

Elena Ciortescu is a psychotherapist who supports people facing anxiety, depression, identity shifts, and emotional overwhelm. She frames mental health challenges as experiences that can unsettle how someone understands themselves, and she works collaboratively to restore a sense of stability and meaning.

Her practice is integrative and relational, drawing on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy alongside relational and narrative perspectives to tailor treatment to each person. She attends to lived experience, personal values, and individual beliefs rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions. Elena holds the NCPS credential, indicating a recognised professional qualification in her field.

Elena brings experience from private practice as well as roles in education and the charity sector, having worked with people from diverse backgrounds. Across these settings she emphasises the value of honest conversation, curiosity, and empathy in fostering sustained change. She also facilitates online group therapy that uses structured activities, open discussion, and peer support to help participants learn coping tools and gain perspective from others.

People describe her as warm, thoughtful, and down-to-earth. She aims to create a supportive environment where clients can explore difficult material and work toward growth. Whether someone is navigating a crisis or feeling stuck at a crossroads, Elena offers steady guidance to help them pause, reflect, and rebuild.

Integrative approaches for online therapy and connection

Elena often integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques to support clients in online work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current emotional responses and helps with issues such as intimacy, abandonment, and relationship difficulties by strengthening emotional bonds and understanding relational triggers. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic stance where the therapist follows the client’s lead to foster self-understanding and personal growth, which can be especially helpful for identity exploration, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering strategies for managing anxiety, mood difficulties, and stress.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Elena works collaboratively with each person to determine what methods best suit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors treatment as understanding deepens, adapting techniques to match what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access licensed professionals from different locations and at times that fit their schedules. These remote formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy lives, and connect with a therapist who specialises in the issues that matter most to the client.