- Integrative approach
- Focus on attachment
- BACP accredited
About Livia
Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends several practical approaches to meet each person's needs. She holds BACP accreditation and draws on five years of experience in mental health and counselling. Sessions are presented as a place to talk openly about life challenges and begin making small, workable changes.
Her style is integrative. She adapts person-centred listening with elements from cognitive behavioural work and attachment-focused thinking. This means clients can explore feelings, notice unhelpful patterns, and try different responses in session. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Livia helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and mood challenges such as bipolar conditions. She also supports those facing trauma, grief, addiction issues and problems with self-esteem or eating. Codependency and attachment difficulties are named areas she addresses alongside relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Practical concerns such as work stress, career changes and caregiver strain are part of her caseload. She also works with neurodiverse clients, including autism and Asperger syndrome, and with people processing chronic illness or pain. Her approach balances emotional exploration with tools for daily life.
Sessions are conversational and calm, with space to reflect and to plan simple steps forward. She speaks English and Romanian and works from the United Kingdom. To begin, clients follow the site signposting to match and book a session based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Livia commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside person-centred work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, avoidance and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop safer, more helpful ways of relating to themselves and others. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathic listening and respect so clients can explore their experience at their own pace.Choosing an approach is usually a shared process. The therapist will listen to your concerns and discuss which methods might suit your goals and preferences. Over the first few sessions you can test what feels most useful and adjust the plan together.
Confirm the current online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel, reduce time spent commuting and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can offer a flexible way to sustain regular sessions while working on practical coping strategies and emotional change.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English, Romanian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can she help with?
Livia supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and mood challenges such as bipolar. She also works with trauma, grief, addictions, eating and self-esteem issues and codependency.
How does she approach therapy?
Her work is integrative and person-centred, combining listening with practical exercises from cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment-based ideas to change patterns over time.
What background and experience does she have?
She has five years of experience in counselling and mental health settings and a prior background in psychology.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people based in the United Kingdom.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start sessions?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.