Ioana donciu
Integrative counsellorAbout Me
Hello and welcome to my profile
First I would like to say that if you are struggling to maintain a balance in your life, but the overwhelming feelings are too much to handle, or cope with, then you are on the right path, because therapy can help you take control of your life, can help you find the right balance that fits you best, it can help you discover and unleash your superpowers, and you will have the support and guidance to face your fears, understand and manage your emotions, and so much more.
I am a fully qualified Therapeutic Counsellor, I work within an integrative approach in counselling and psychotherapy and my dream is to empower you to become your best version of yourself.
If you want to talk and be heard and understood, I am here for you, and I will offer you a confidential confidential, nonjudgmental, trustworthy, empathetic, respectful, caring, supportive, and professional space, which will allow you to explore anything that is holding you back or stops you from having the life you need.
I truly believe that therapy can provide you with the right tools and skills to help build your confidence, and once you start believing in yourself things will fall into place.
Please feel free to contact me for more information or questions that you may have.
Thank you for taking the first step for better mental health.
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Fees
My fees per session are:
Before starting our journey together I usually offer a 30 minute session, free of charge for assessment and making sure I am the right therapist for you.
£45.00 for sessions via telephone
£50.00 for sessions via video calls
£55.00 for session face to face
All sessions are 50 to 60 minutes long, sometimes clients need a few more minutes to ground before leaving the session.
Training and qualifications
I speak, read and write fluently in English and Romanian, I have moved in UK 15 years ago and now I call it home.
I have done all my training in the UK:
I have done and passed my GCSE in English, at East Surrey College
I have studied Level 2, 3 and 4 in Counselling and Psychotherapy, at East Surrey College in Redhill.
I have qualified as a Therapeutic Counsellor at East Surrey College, and I am trained to work within an integrative approach in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I have attended and completed a online course, in July 2020, that counted towards my professional development in Counselling named "Online and Telephone Counselling"
Completed "Safeguarding and child protection: the essentials 2020/21"
Completed "Preventing Radicalisation"
I have been volunteering for NHS from April, the program is called GodSam and I was required to call, self referred clients, three time a week for ten weeks in order to offer moral/emotional support, confidentiality, someone that they can talk to and understands them, someone that can empathize with different feelings of anxiety, isolation, depression, loneliness, sadness and other strong emotions.
Just a few of CPD (continuing professional development) that I have done for the past 2 years:
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Grief, Loss and Mourning seminar presented by Dr Bill Webster
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Understanding and working with the changes in society, diversity and culture provided by Mind in Croydon
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Assessing risks in the counselling room , provided by Mind in Croydon
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Introduction to Gestalt chair work, Presented by Lawrence Capon, MBACP Accred
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Genograms, and how to work therapeutically (Mind in Croydon)
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Working with creatures Mind in Croydon
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Assessment training and dealing with suicidal clients Mind in Croydon
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Note taking skills Mind in Croydon
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Level 3 Child Psychology Diploma,training provided online by New Skills Academy with Selena Hurford as Head Tutor
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Trauma-Informed Certificate for Coaches, provided by The Centre for Healing. This covered Trauma, The Nervous System, Mental Health, Human Behaviour, Addictions, How to Heal.
- In addition I have read multiple books that are relevant to my practice and help me have a better knowledge around different challenges that my clients are facing, like anger, anxiety, sadness, panic attacks, traumas, low self esteem, suicidal ideations, self harm, depresion, and other daily struggles.