Approach & About
If you are wondering how therapy is, and what does it look like to work with me
About me
What drew me to this work
I have always been drawn to what lies beneath the surface, to the quiet questions behind people’s words and to the place where pain lives but is rarely seen.
As a therapist, what continues to move me is the resilience and creativity of human beings. Even in difficult conditions, people find ways to survive. And with the right support, even painful experiences can begin to soften and integrate.
Approach
Gestalt, relational, embodied
My approach is rooted in Gestalt therapy and other experiential traditions, with an integrative lens that incorporates elements of other approaches when helpful.
I was drawn to experiential work for its focus on awareness, presence, attunement, and embodiment, values that shape my work with clients more than techniques or methods.
While I integrate different tools depending on each person’s needs, the heart of my work is about staying present with what emerges in the moment and supporting clients in reconnecting with their inner experience in a way that feels grounded and meaningful.
At the core of my approach is the belief that people are not meant to carry their pain alone. When someone is struggling, what they often need most is a present, attuned, and embodied other, someone who can offer containment and gentle guidance.
The Therapeutic Process
A journey guided by your pace
As humans we learn to survive in creative and intelligent ways. Patterns or symptoms that show up as anxiety, depression, emotional overwhelm, or disconnection often once served an important purpose, helping us cope and endure.
The therapeutic process is not about fixing you, but about creating enough support to touch what lies beneath them and integrate what has been fragmented, unfinished, unmet.
Other practical info
What else you need to know before starting therapy
What Therapy Can Be Like
Gestalt working method
Therapy is a co-created space between you and the therapist, where you, as a client, can meet the most painful, hidden, and even scary parts of yourself without judgment, pressure, or expectation.
In sessions, we create a space where emotions, bodily sensations, and inner experiences can be allowed to emerge. There is room for reflection, for noticing patterns, and for gentle experimentation with new ways of responding.
While therapy can bring up challenging emotions, the work is paced according to your needs, allowing you to build capacity to sit with difficult feelings, reconnect with your body in ways that may have felt out of reach before.
The focus is on your experience in the moment, on discovering resources you already have, and on finding ways to navigate life that feel more aligned with who you are and what you want.
Background
About me
2035 - Present
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2035 - 2035
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Company Location
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Background
I'm a Romanian psychologist, and a Gestalt therapist, I live in the Netherlands since 2017 and I work in my private practice in English and Romanian
Experience
Common themes include:
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Anxiety (e.g., social anxiety, health anxiety, and constant overthinking)
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Strong self-criticism and perfectionism
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Low self-worth or feeling “not good enough”
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Emotional overwhelm, shutdown, or difficulty regulating emotions
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Grief, loss, and unresolved emotional experiences
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Relationship struggles (fear of rejection, difficulty with boundaries)
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Burnout, exhaustion, and feeling responsible for too much
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Identity questions and the desire to feel more like yourself
In my work as a therapist, I support people who feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them, struggle with a strong self-critical inner voice, have difficulty expressing their needs, or tend to suppress or disconnect from their own emotional experience. Together, we build self-trust, strengthen boundaries, and support more authentic, grounded, and connected ways of relating.
Education & membership
Professional journey
Education & trainings
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2022 - 2026 - Gestalt therapist training with the Dutch Institute for Gestalt studies, the NSG Academy, Amsterdam;
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2021 - 2022 - Master's degree in Psychology from Maastricht University;
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2021 - Schema Therapy (basic training), Romanian Institute of Schema Therapy.
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2016 - 2017 - Body-oriented psychotherapy with mindfulness, accredited by the Romanian Institute of Pscyhologists (COPSI) with Prof.Dr. Amara Eckert.
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2013 - 2017 - Person-centered experiential psychotherapist training at the Romanian SPER Institute, and accredited by the Romanian Institute of Pscyhologists (COPSI).
Memberships
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since 2026 - Associate Student Member EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy)
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since 2023 - Member of NIP (Nederland Instituut van Psychologen)
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since 2017 - Member of COPSI (Romanian Institute of Pscyhologists)
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I practice under supervision as part of my continued therapeutic training and am committed to ongoing learning and professional growth.
