Hello, and welcome to my website. Through the information I am sharing, you can get to know me. I hope to have the chance to get to know you also, and to be part of your journey, regardless of where you find yourself right now.
My name is Gianina Ionela Ardeleanu and I am a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist. I work in private practice with children of all ages, teenagers and adults. Alongside my private practice, I collaborate with social services and fostering agencies, offering therapy for children and teenagers in foster care. I also run therapeutic support groups for foster parents and training and consultancy for social workers and school staff. I offer my services in English and Romanian.
I have experience with working in different settings like schools, prisons, NHS and charities. I work with people from all walks of life, with a wide range of presenting struggles- anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, childhood development deficit, and many, many other unwanted and sressful everyday liefe experiences.
We all go through life and suffer sometimes. We hurt sometimes. Emotional pain is a common human experience. Most of us know the excruciating pain of losing someone, the bitter taste of dissapointment when our dreams, goals and plans shutter, the all consuming anger and frustration when faced with unfainess and helplesness, the chilling sensation of fear when trying something new, or when you feel unsafe in relationships and experiences.
You don't have to suffer alone. You don't have to suffer for life. Healing is possible, and therapy sessions can offer invaluable support to grow, to change, to flourish.
A trained and experienced therapist can help.
Counselling or psychotherapy can shed light on our difficulties and offer a space to share things that have been too hard to bear.
I can help you to identify and highlight areas which are causing you difficulties and help you to develop new ways of thinking, coping and behaving in order to deal with problems and issues, pursue goals and manage the process of change. It is possible for things to shift and for a sense of well-being to re-emerge.
My Approach
I am trained in a variety of counselling modalities, and alongside talking therapies I can facilitate expression through different art mediums for when there are no words to express your inner life. Writing exercises, creating images, working with objects or using visualisation can help you make sense of your past, connect with love and forgiveness, find gratitude for what is and what was, and create the future you deserve.
I have seen in my practice clients greatly improve their emotional well-being by developing insight, new behaviours, self-acceptance and compassion.
Everyone’s counselling needs are different. Some people will only need a few sessions, while others might be needing more long term counselling support.
Through the therapy process you can diminish suffering, overcome adversity and reframe, reduce or eliminate distressing thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Ultimately, this can enhance your emotional well-being and interpersonal relationships.
Your first session
Often clients first come to counselling because they feel like life is getting on top of them and that their usual ways of coping are not working.
Your first session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and for you to get a sense of how it feels to be in therapy with me.
When we first meet we will explore what brings you to therapy and what are your expectations. We will assess toghether if therapy is what you need right now and you will be able to decide if I am the right therapist for you. Finding the right therapist is a subjective choice based on whether you feel a sense of rapport and trust with the therapist.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me so we can begin to explore whether I might be that person.
To arrange a first session please contact me by phone or email. If not fully booked I will offer you an appointment within 48 hours or less. If I have no availability I might offer you a space on my waiting list or I might suggest you to contact some of my trusted and experienced colleagues. When you first make contact we will figure out together what will work best for both of us.
Hopefully, the information I have provided has been helpful in informing your decision to pursue therapy and selecting a therapist.
If you have any questions or if there are other things you want to find out more about, feel free to contact me.
I look forward to hearing from you!
