- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Romanian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Elena
Elena Simona Lazar is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. She brings a background in nursing and a Counselling Level 4 education alongside a BACP credential. Elena focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and family difficulties, and parenting concerns.
She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and supportive. Elena uses a straightforward, person-focused style in sessions.
Background and approach
She creates a calm space for people to talk about what feels hard and confusing. The work includes building clarity around feelings, spotting repeating patterns, and trying practical ways to make life easier. Her clinical experience grew from over a decade working as a nurse, which shaped her interest in emotional wellbeing as well as physical health.
She combines that lived experience with counselling methods such as Client-Centred Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Systemic Therapy, adapting these to each person’s needs. Sessions often explore painful emotions gently and look for routes to more confidence and better relationships. Elena also supports people dealing with addictions, trauma, grief, career stress, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
She offers help in English and Romanian. People who choose Elena usually want a caring, practical counsellor who listens and helps them spot small steps forward. She encourages clients to identify what matters most and to experiment with changes between sessions.
What Elena works with
Everything Elena lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Elena helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Elena lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Elena's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of the work. It involves active listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions to issues like low self-esteem, anxiety, or relationship strain.Internal Family Systems looks at the different parts that make up a person’s inner world and how they interact. This approach can be useful for managing strong emotions, trauma responses, addictions, and patterns that repeat in relationships.
Systemic Therapy considers relationships and family dynamics as part of the problem and solution. It helps people spot recurring interaction patterns and try new ways of relating within family or couple contexts.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Elena works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she adjusts the approach as the work evolves. Clients and the therapist decide together what to focus on and which exercises to try.
Online sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility. Video sessions work well for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Elena
What concerns does Elena commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting worries, low self-esteem, addictions, trauma and grief, and work or career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and person-centred, focusing on listening and creating clarity. Sessions blend exploration of feelings with practical steps to try outside therapy.
How much experience does she have?
Elena has six years of experience and a background of over a decade working as a nurse before moving into counselling.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a BACP credential and operates from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.
What session formats are available?
Elena offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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