Ioan Cazacu

 I currently have availability for new clients. I am available from Monday to Saturday from 8am to 4pm. 

Hello! My name is Ioan (please call me John). I have over 4 years of experience in working with adults and young adults from all walks of life. I have a BA in Psychology and Counselling and an MA in Integrative Counselling. My approach is integrative, with a person-centred basis. An integrative approach allows me to use different techniques and knowledge from a wide range of therapeutic models in order to shape our therapeutic relationship in a way that is more suited to your specific needs. 

Starting therapy can feel like a major step, especially if you have been dealing with things on your own. You do not need to know everything about the way you are feeling before reaching out. We can begin with a free 15 minute phone call in order for both of us to understand what brought you here and how I can help you.

During our first session we will discuss the privacy policy and the contract in order to make sure that everything is clear for both of us. Fees, cancellation policies and how contacting me works between sessions.

I believe your backstory is a vital part of the therapeutic process, therefore I will ask you what prompted you to come to therapy at this time. We can discuss your background, your social history, support network and past experiences in order for me to be able to understand the context better. Based on what you disclose I may ask you how have the recent difficulties affected your social life, family life, sleep, appetite or work.

We will talk about what you hope to achieve from therapy, whether that is managing anxiety or depression symptoms, managing a break up or the loss of someone you love or simply just wanting to discover more about yourself.

We will discuss how often you would like to meet.

Asking your own questions is an important part of therapy. You can ask me any questions you may have that are appropriate for the therapeutic process or for your understanding of how therapy will work.

During the first session we will agree on a general date and time that we could meet.