Ioana Rotaru Therapy and Coaching

In a world that makes you feel you're not enough, it's an act of rebellion to be yourself!

Therapy that heals the patterns that hold your love and life back so you can have happy and fulfilling relationships

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Hi, I'm Ioana

"No fluff" therapy to reconnect with your true self

I am a therapist and I also know what it is like not to feel good enough, to think that you are stuck, lacking purpose and to be too overwhelmed to change anything because you do not even know where to start.

I also know what it is like to overcome these, to get to a point where you have the confidence that the relationship you want is within reach and to live feeling connected to your true values.

My job is to be a therapist but my mission is to empower you to build secure, happy and fulfilling relationships with yourself and others!

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My approach

Our early life experiences shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world around us. From these experiences, we develop beliefs about who we are, what we can expect from relationships, and what the future might hold. When these beliefs are formed through pain, neglect, or rupture, they don’t simply stay in the past: they continue to influence how we think, feel, relate, and respond in the present.

Unhealed wounds quietly affect our relationship with ourselves and with others. They show up as self-sabotage, chronic self-criticism, emotional disconnection, people-pleasing, avoidance, or repeated relational patterns that leave us feeling stuck, confused, or hopeless.

But healing is possible.

I take a grounded, no-fluff approach to therapy, drawing on a range of evidence-based psychological models to support meaningful and lasting change. My work focuses on helping you reconnect with yourself, understand the patterns that no longer serve you, and learn how to relate to yourself and to others in ways that feel safer, more authentic, and more fulfilling.

My approach involves supporting you to:

Process and heal from past experiences and memories that continue to affect you in the here and now
Reconnect with emotional needs that may have been neglected or unmet for a long time
Increase self-awareness so you can respond rather than react, and stay present rather than caught in worry or rumination
Identify self-sabotaging patterns and learn how to step out of them
Create meaningful change through intentional, values-based action
Develop distance from harsh, self-critical thoughts that dominate your inner world
Build self-compassion, allowing you to relate to yourself as a human being — not a machine
Learn healthier ways to navigate conflict and difficult emotions
Feel held in a safe, non-judgmental, and empathetic therapeutic space
Gain psychological insight that empowers you to understand yourself and your relationships more deeply

Your past cannot be rewritten. What has already happened is part of your life’s story. But what can change is how those experiences continue to live inside you. By healing what still feels activated, we give ourselves and our relationships the chance to grow into something more secure, connected, and fulfilling.

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The focus is on you.

I am in the trenches with you; I don't just spew theory.

Nothing gives me more joy than working with someone willing and ready to explore and change some of the unhelpful ways trauma affected their lives. I am your biggest cheerleader. I am here to support you along the way, and the more effort you put in, the more I give you.

I help you make sense of repeating unhelpful patterns

I help you make sense of how what has happened to you has shaped your view of yourself and the world, as well as help you to understand your behaviours and reactions. It is not always about getting rid of these patterns, as often they have served a great purpose in your life, but it is about empowering you to make choices that align with your values.

I am not a one-trick pony

I am trained in a variety of therapies that are relational, trauma-focused and evidence-based. Whether we examine cognitive or behavioural patterns that keep us stuck using CBT, or we process stuck memories using EMDR, or we make sense of your childhood using schema and attachment theory, or even go inward and connect with our inner system through IFS, we can use what works for you.

I use a trauma-informed approach

At the heart of what I do is working using a trauma-informed lens, which often means taking into account more than just our thoughts and behaviours. It means understanding our past in context, understanding ourselves and our human needs, and working with the body to let go of trauma.

Reasons why people work with me

They struggle to have a good relationship with themselves
They have trust issues, excessive jealousy or fears of being abandoned
They are high achievers with perfectionistic traits and struggle to enjoy life
They experienced relational trauma and need support to heal from it

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Psychotherapy

This is for you if :

You may have experienced relational trauma
You want to heal and understand yourself deeper
You want to process unwanted memories or events that still bother you
You want to break the cycles that keep you stuck
You want to develop different ways of responding to triggering situations
You want to create different perspectives of looking at situations, the future, yourself
You want to develop mindfulness skills
You want to protect your emotional needs

Relationship Coaching

This is for you if:

You want to build happier and more fulfilling relationships
You want to learn how to communicate clearly with your partner
You want to learn how to set boundaries and assert your needs
You want to learn how to navigate conflict
You want to develop emotional safety in the relationship
You want to repair after a relationship ruptures
You want to navigate break ups

Supervision & Mentorship

This is for you if:

You are a CBT trainee and would like supervision
You are a qualified therapist or coach and have a similar client focus or way of working
You are ready to set up in private practice but need mentorship
You need ad-hoc supervision
You want to learn "what to do when"
Yo want to learn more about CBT, EMDR and attachment based work

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This incredible therapist changed my life! Ioana taught me how to find peace within and how to live a more complete and whole life. I felt that Ioana was totally on my side, never judged me and had faith in me to grow and get past the heavy clouds that hovered over me for nearly two decades. Twenty years' worth of depression and Ioana was the therapist that cracked it. She is honest, kind, caring, real, she is absolutely everything you could want, telling your hardest and deepest thoughts. Ioana is professional and knowledgeable, she has a way of walking through your pains with you, besides you. I am ever thankful to her

Book an Initial Consultation

If you are ready to take the next step and would like to discuss how we can work together, then book a free 15-minute initial consultation.