Paula Ciocirlau , BACP

Paula Ciocirlau is a dedicated and compassionate psychotherapist who helps people navigate life’s challenges and work toward their personal goals. She offers a supportive environment where clients can explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with the aim of creating meaningful, lasting change. Therapy with Paula is framed as a collaborative process - she provides guidance and professional insight while respecting that each person remains the expert on their own life.

Together with clients, Paula sets clear goals and explores therapeutic approaches that fit individual needs, helping people move toward the changes they want to make. She began her psychotherapy journey in 2016 in Vienna, Austria, a city widely regarded as the birthplace of psychotherapy, and she draws on both systemic and person-centered methods depending on what is most helpful.

Her life experiences, studies, and international travels have informed a broad cultural perspective and an ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds. Paula is committed to creating a space where clients feel heard and understood as they take the next steps on their personal journey, and she looks forward to supporting new clients through change and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Paula draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace of exploration; this approach emphasizes empathy and helps people deepen self-understanding and emotional awareness. Solution-focused therapy is used to identify immediate, practical steps - it concentrates on strengths and clear, achievable goals to help clients make measurable progress even when facing stress or transition. Internal Family Systems invites clients to notice and work with the different internal parts of themselves, helping to reduce internal conflict and increase self-compassion when dealing with complex emotions or past wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Paula works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She adjusts the blend of approaches over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer practical flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide consistent, accessible care across locations and schedules, supporting continuity and convenience for clients seeking help from different places.