Adriana Panait

Welcome and thank you for reaching out. My name is Adriana and I'm a Â鶹ԭ´´ certified counsellor living in Leeds, England. I offer long or short-term online counselling (Person-Centred approach) via Zoom or telephone counselling, to adults and young people. I'm happy to also work with French or Romanian speakers.

A few words about myself. I am a genuine, caring and insightful professional who creates a safe therapeutic space in which to foster self-awareness, mindfulness, personal growth and transformation. I've been described as calm, attentive, supportive, down to earth and having a good sense of humour. My professional experience has taught me that when it works well counselling provides a way for a person to understand themselves and their situation better, and through that they can feel confident to make clearer decisions and embrace change. 

Also, I've been teaching yoga for the past 6 years. My yoga practice and teaching are constantly opening up windows of wisdom, knowledge and opportunity regarding a more holistic understanding of mental health, in which the body has as much of a vital role as the mind in storing, processing and expressing emotions. When possible, I integrate this learning and knowledge in my counselling practice with my clients.

Life can be a roller-coaster and as such the emotions that accompany our various life experiences can be at times powerful, overwhelming and difficult to manage daily. As a result, you might be feeling depressed, lonely, sad, angry, anxious, stuck, unsettled, like you’ve lost your way…. Whatever is troubling you, I am here to listen.

Although you might have a friend or family member to talk to about what is concerning you, their own feelings and judgements, can stop you from approaching them as you don’t feel fully heard or understood - you don’t feel safe. My hope/aim is that the therapeutic relationship we build together will become a safe space for you. A space where you can say the unsayable, without anyone’s thoughts but your own to consider.

I believe we each have our own inner wisdom and the ability to find our own way forward. No one knows better than yourself what is going in on for you, the emotional impact of these experiences on your daily life. My role is to facilitate your counselling journey, support you, talking together about your concerns and explore your emotions, so that you can better understand your own thoughts and feelings, find your own new ways of looking at yourself and the world around you, get to know yourself better. I always aim to work alongside you and at a pace that suits you.

I want you to come away from our sessions feeling as if you've been truly heard and understood. With a gentle, warm, genuine and grounding energy, I can offer my attentive listening and the ability to reflect experiences accurately and clearly, offering a perspective that might be hard to achieve when you are in the midst of a situation.

The decision to seek counselling/therapy is often not a simple one but once taken it marks a commitment to care for yourself and better understand yourself. I offer a free initial consultation. This can be an informal 20 minutes call to give us the opportunity to talk a little about your needs, the way I work and to check if our schedules fit.

Following our initial conversation, I provide 50-minute online or phone counselling sessions at a rate of £40 per hour.

If you’re interested in counselling with me, please get in touch and we can arrange a free initial consultation.

I want you to feel confident in your choice to start sessions with me, so there's no obligation to book a follow-on session if it doesn't feel right for you.