Elena Cengher

Currently I have availability on Wednesday and Friday evenings. It can be that for sessions online we can find availability outside Wednesdays and Fridays

I'm Elena. If you're here, you may be looking for a therapist who feels like the right fit — someone who will listen without judgement and help you make sense of what you're experiencing.

You may be struggling with anxiety, grief or bereavement, relationship difficulties, work-related stress, low self-esteem, identity or a life transition. Or perhaps you feel stuck or disconnected and want to understand yourself more deeply.

A grounded and soulful approach

I am an integrative transpersonal therapist, offering a relational, thoughtful and gently paced approach to counselling and psychotherapy. I draw on psychodynamic, Gestalt, attachment, humanistic and Jungian approaches, adapting our work to your individual needs.

Together, we may explore how past experiences and relationships influence your present, recognise patterns that keep repeating, and make space for feelings or parts of yourself that haven't always been heard. My approach also welcomes deeper questions around identity, meaning, purpose and belonging.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in the corporate world and understand the pressures of demanding careers, stress and work-life balance. Having grown up in Romania and lived in the UK for nearly twenty years, I also understand the complexities of living between cultures and belonging. My experiences of later motherhood and personal bereavement have deepened my understanding of midlife, transition, grief and loss.

Clients often describe me as calm, thoughtful and deeply attuned. I work collaboratively, at a pace that feels right for you, supporting greater self-understanding and meaningful, lasting change.

I hold a Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling from Re-Vision and am a registered member of the BACP, working within its Ethical Framework.

How I work

I am an integrative and transpersonal therapist offering counselling and psychotherapy in Greenwich and online. I draw on psychodynamic, attachment, Gestalt, humanistic and Jungian approaches, adapting the way I work to your individual needs.

Rather than seeing anxiety, low mood or other difficulties simply as symptoms to remove, I am interested in what they may be communicating about your inner world. Together, we can explore the patterns, relationships and past experiences that have shaped you, helping you develop greater self-understanding and create meaningful, lasting change.

Getting started

I offer a free 20-minute introductory call so we can briefly discuss what brings you to therapy and whether working together feels like the right fit.

If you decide to continue, we will arrange an initial 50-minute counselling session. This gives us more time to explore what you are experiencing, what you would like from therapy and how I might support you.

Sessions usually take place weekly at the same time. There is no set agenda — you can bring whatever feels most important, and we begin there.

Face-to-face counselling in Greenwich & online therapy

I offer face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy in Greenwich, South East London, from The Practice Rooms, 15A Nelson Road, Greenwich, SE10 9JB. It is easily reachable from Canary Wharf, Blackheath or London Bridge.

I also offer online counselling and therapy via Zoom for clients who prefer the flexibility of working remotely.

My fee is £80 for a 50-minute session.

How long does therapy last?

Therapy is different for everyone. Some people come for a few months to work through a particular difficulty, while others choose longer-term psychotherapy to explore deeper patterns, relationships and life experiences.

We review our work together as we go. When the time feels right to finish, we work towards a thoughtful and supported ending.

I offer a 20 minutes free telephone chat before we meet face to face. 

I see the first session as a way to get to meet and see if we can work together. I generally use the session to understand what brings you to therapy and what are your hopes and fears and what are you looking to achieve. Also to understand a bit more about your background and how you got where you are today.

I do encourage all my clients to use the first session to get a sense of the therapist and the space in between.