Elena Dinu , BACP

Elena Dinu is a practitioner psychologist and psychotherapist with more than 22 years of experience working in both the United Kingdom and Romania. Over the course of her career she has developed a thoughtful, empathic style that supports clients facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and grief, sleep and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career transitions, and related issues. She combines clinical skill with a patient-centered attitude to build long-term therapeutic relationships across diverse backgrounds.

Committed to a respectful, non-judgmental environment, Elena places strong emphasis on creating a welcoming space where clients can speak openly and explore their concerns. Her approach centers on forming a trusting connection as the basis for meaningful change, and she aims to tailor interventions to each person’s needs and goals. Elena is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is the professional organization for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Clients can expect a practitioner who values clear communication, collaborates on treatment plans, and draws on evidence-based methods to address both immediate difficulties and longer-term patterns. Her longstanding experience supports a steady, compassionate stance that helps people move toward improved coping, resilience, and well-being.

Integrative evidence-based approaches for online care

Elena works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques and an integrative clinical stance that adapts to each person's needs. Integrative psychotherapy blends methods from different therapeutic traditions to focus on the issues most relevant to the client - for example addressing stress, mood difficulties, relationship patterns, or coping with life transitions by combining practical strategies and reflective exploration.

She also emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as a central element of change, offering a supportive, empathic style that helps clients feel heard and understood while they learn new skills and perspectives. This relational focus supports work on trauma, grief, self-esteem, and interpersonal concerns by creating a steady framework for change.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Elena collaborates with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors the mix of techniques accordingly so therapy feels relevant and workable. Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging - provide flexible access to care, allowing clients to fit therapy around work, family, and other commitments. These remote options make it easier to maintain continuity of support and to choose the format that best suits an individual’s circumstances.