About Elena
Elena Dinu offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief or relationship strain. She aims to make conversations clear and practical so parents and individuals can take small steps forward. Elena brings a warm, accepting manner and straightforward guidance to sessions.
She has worked as a practitioner psychologist and psychotherapist for 22 years in the United Kingdom and Romania. Elena is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which she holds as a credential.
How Elena works
Her background includes long experience with addiction, eating difficulties, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent for the person. Elena listens, helps people name what is happening, and looks for ways to reduce immediate distress.
She supports people managing sleep problems, anger, intimacy concerns and parenting strain by breaking problems into manageable steps. Elena also works with career stress, self-esteem issues and life transitions. When grief or loss are present she gives space for emotions while helping people find coping strategies.
Her approach balances emotional support with practical tools people can use between sessions. Clients can expect a collaborative working style. Elena adapts to each person’s needs and preferences, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside a person-centred attitude.
She provides sessions in English and Romanian for adults seeking help in the UK.
What Elena works with
The areas below are the ones Elena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English, Romanian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Elena uses approaches online and in sessions
Elena works with well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to reduce distress and improve coping. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real situations to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people notice which thoughts make problems worse and practise alternatives that feel more helpful.Another approach emphasises emotional processing and grounding for people who have experienced trauma or intense losses. It involves paced conversations, emotion regulation exercises and practical steps to manage flashbacks, sleep problems or overwhelming feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Elena treats the choice as a collaborative decision and adapts methods to the person's goals, preferences and day-to-day life. She checks in regularly and changes direction where needed so the method fits the client rather than the other way round.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or fit when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging offer short, ongoing support and written reflections between sessions. These options help people access therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
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