Hortense Pantea

I currently have availability for new clients at the following times:

Wednesday—Friday:  4:30 pm — 7 pm

Saturday: 1 pm – 4 pm

October half Tem – 24th Oct to 8th November 2026:

Monday and Tuesday: 9 am – 3 pm

Wednesday – Friday: 4 pm -8 pm

Saturday: 1 pm – 4 pm

I am a qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist (MSc with Merit) and a registered BACP member in Milton Keynes. I work with individual adults and with children from the age of five. I am a qualified teacher with over 15 years in primary and secondary schools, supporting children with SEND, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, emotional or behavioural difficulties, and trauma.

My approach is integrative and relational. I draw on person-centred, CBT and psychodynamic therapy, and on Gestalt, existential thinking, creative methods, mindfulness and relaxation where they help. The relationship is at the heart of the work. Sessions can be in English, French or Romanian.

With children, sessions may include talk, play, sand, drawing or music as part of counselling. This is not a standalone play-therapy, art-therapy or sandplay-therapy service.

Memberships

MBACP Registered

Qualifications

MSc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7, Merit)

PGCE Secondary MFL (French with German), Merit

BA (Hons) Applied Languages (French, German, Japanese, TEFL)

Diploma in Complementary Health Therapies (ITEC)

Approaches covered in training

Person-centred, CBT, psychodynamic, Gestalt, existential and Jungian perspectives

Creative methods including play, sand tray and art-making

Relational and developmental trauma, ACEs

Mindfulness, relaxation and school-based counselling

Bereavement, depression, anxiety and trauma

Additional CPD

Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (5–18), SPC / Dr Sue Pattison — CPD Standards Office

Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients, Counselling Tutor — 45 hours CPD, NCPS Quality Checked

I work in an adapted, autism-aware way. I am not an autism specialist and I do not diagnose.

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I offer a warm, confidential and collaborative space where you can feel safe to explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace.

Our first 20-minute evaluation session will be held online and is free of charge. This gives us both the opportunity to meet, see if we feel comfortable working together, and decide whether I am the right therapist for you.

I usually begin working with clients online. Once we have built trust and feel comfortable with each other, we can then choose the most suitable way of working. This may include home visits, sessions at my practice, outdoor therapy, or walking therapy, depending on what feels most supportive for you.

With children and young people, I mainly work from home using play therapy, sand tray therapy, and art therapy to help them express themselves naturally. With adults, I support issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, childhood abuse, relationship difficulties, addiction, OCD, affairs, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), bereavement, and high levels of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Developmental Trauma, Relational Trauma, and Attachment Trauma.

I previously provided school-based counselling support to both pupils and teachers. I currently work for a well-known agency specialising in young people’s therapy and couples therapy, offering individual and relational support to clients dealing with a wide range of emotional and psychological issues.

I deeply value your unique experience, feelings, and emotions, and I trust in the power of the therapeutic relationship to gently bring light to the areas that need healing.

I offer reduced rates of £45 for students, people with disabilities, and those on low income.

Our first meeting is a free 20-minute online session. This is a gentle, relaxed space for us to get to know each other. I’ll take time to listen to what brings you to therapy, and we can explore whether working together feels right for you.

There is absolutely no pressure or commitment at this stage. I want you to feel safe and comfortable, and I believe it’s important that you choose a therapist you feel you can connect with.

If we both feel it’s a good fit, we can then arrange regular sessions at a time that works best for you.

I look forward to meeting you.