Elena Ciortescu, NCPS
10 years in practice
Elena Ciortescu is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client-centred ways of working.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS20-01979 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Romanian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Elena
Elena Ciortescu is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client-centred ways of working. She supports people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, identity shifts and life changes. Elena aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear for someone who is worried or unsure what to expect.
Her style is conversational and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, not labels.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns in relationships, emotions and behaviour, then helps people notice small shifts that change how they cope day to day. Elena draws on ten years of experience in independent practice, education and the charity sector. That background means she is used to helping people from many walks of life.
She brings practical tools from cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness when those tools match a person’s goals. People come for many reasons, including stress, trauma, grief, career strain, parenting challenges, sleep or eating concerns, and questions about identity or intimacy. Elena also offers support around abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care experiences, and codependency.
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian and she works with people in the United Kingdom as well as international clients. Elena holds NCPS, which is shown as her credential. To begin, she encourages people to take the first step and explore what sort of support would help most right now.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elena names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong feelings and work out how those feelings shape their relations and choices. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when connection with others has become strained.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current patterns. It helps people understand why they react in certain ways and explore new ways of being in relationships and with themselves.
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a warm, accepting relationship where the person’s own values and goals guide the work. It can help when someone wants a steady space to make sense of changes or to rebuild self-trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elena will discuss options and try different ways of working based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together rather than imposed by the therapist.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which allow therapy to fit around work, family and travel. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or when writing helps reflection. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care across time zones and everyday routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, and also helps with relationship, identity and grief issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is relational and conversational, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment ideas and client-centred principles to explore emotions and patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has ten years of experience working in independent practice, education and the charity sector supporting people from diverse backgrounds.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian, and she also accepts international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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