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Livia Maria Nestianu

Livia Maria Nestianu

Therapist · United Kingdom

Compassionate integrative counsellor for life stresses

  • Integrative approach
  • Practical tools
  • English and Romanian

About Livia

Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to help people facing stress, anxiety and life changes. She brings five years of experience and a background in psychology to sessions, and works to create a calm space where clients can talk about difficult issues. Livia holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP in her credentials.

Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred ideas. She adapts methods to each person rather than following a single formula. In practice this means Livia listens for patterns, then suggests practical steps people can try between sessions.

Clients often bring concerns such as trauma, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addiction and eating difficulties. She also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue and the strain of caring roles. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, body image and neurodiversity questions such as autism and Asperger syndrome.

Sessions are conversational and grounded. Livia combines talk-based tools and body-focused ideas from somatic therapy when helpful. She encourages clear, manageable goals and gives simple exercises to practise outside sessions to build new skills.

She offers therapy in English and Romanian from the United Kingdom. To get started, clients follow the site process to match with her and arrange sessions that fit their needs.

How Livia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that matter. It is often used for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to build more secure ways of relating and feeling safe with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then suggest which methods to try. That choice is made together and can change as progress is made.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video or who need sessions that match a work break or a quieter moment at home. Registered or accredited professionals can help adapt exercises so they work in a remote setting and offer ways to practise skills between meetings.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Other areas include grief, addictions, eating concerns and career or life changes.

What style of therapy does she use?

She works integratively, blending approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred methods to match each person.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of clinical experience and a prior background in psychology before training in counselling and psychotherapy.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises from the United Kingdom and lists BACP among her credentials.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with this counsellor?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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