Clients Testimonials
Clients with whom I have worked have kindly shared their thoughts on our sessions, what they achieved and changed as a result of online, in person or hybrid (both online and in person) therapy and how they plan on developing post-therapy.
These testimonials are anonymised (or given a pseudonym) due the confidential nature of the therapeutic relationship.
Adam, UK, 2023 (pseudonym)
"I can’t express how much you have done for me over our time together. I had been in a worrying place for a long time but with your help I have felt more myself again.
I was always really impressed with how listened to me talk for quite a long and uninterrupted period, but then summarised the issue perfectly in a way that was a lightbulb for me.
From the bottom of my heart thank you. "
Kat, UK, 2025 (pseudonym)
My journey with Irina has been a truly transformational one.
I was terrified when I first reached out for therapeutic support. Terrified of the process and just about every aspect of life. I didn’t realise it at the time but looking back now, my whole life had become about survival and how I could cope with what each day might throw at me. Relying on others and routine, with no self confidence, I felt like I had lost myself.
A serial over sharer, it didn’t take me long to start opening up to Irina, with her patient, attentive manner, she made me feel safe. We explored the surface issues which brought me to therapy to begin with - work, worries about an upcoming trip, feelings of being overwhelmed, but we soon delved much further than this.
Through Irina’s gentle guidance, I began to understand so much more about myself and how my early life family relationships and environment had impacted who I was as an adult.
Irina helped me put myself first for the first time in my life.
She helped me learn how to be my own mother, how to look after that small child who holds my worries inside myself and not ignore her or be angry at her, but to a hold her hand when she needs it.
I’ve seen transformations in my relationships with my husband and children over my time in therapy too. I hadn’t realised how withdrawn I had become, how much my husband felt like he needed to protect me every day, just to help me get through. He’s still there, protecting me now, but my reliance on him has returned to being a partnership again after so many years of dependency.
I’m proud of that.
As I write this now I’m in the car on the way to a work trip that less than one year ago, paralysed me with fear.
Today I feel not like a different woman, but more like myself than I have done in years. Confident, self aware and not afraid. I wouldn’t have got to this point with Irina’s help, and for that, I will always be grateful."
Clara, UK, 2025 (pseudonym)
Thank you for all the incredible support you’ve given me over the past 1.5 years. You’ve helped me understand myself during some very difficult times - with the loss of my grandfather and grandmother, and in navigating some tough situations at work.
I’m really grateful to have had this space with you where I didn’t have to shy away from my feelings, and where I learned to accept them and make them part of who I am. A big, big thank you!!
Tom, UK, 2025 (pseudonym)
"Working with Irina was a wonderful journey in which I learnt more about myself and found new methods of coping with issues I struggled with - loss, grief and stress.
Through my time with Irina, I developed a stronger ability to understand my stress - how it appears, what the signs are and methods to use to alleviate it - and built confidence in my ability to deal with complex, and often difficult, emotions."
Nina, UK, 2025 (pseudonym)
"I think we had a great relationship. Being from neighbouring countries definitely made me feel understood better than in previous counseling experiences.
I gained a better understanding of how to move forward with my life in a healthy manner and what aspects I need to focus on more.
I understood the concepts of mental and emotional burnout and gained clarity of what it was I experiencing. This has been invaluable to letting move forward."
Nina is from Bulgaria, living in the UK.
Ella, UK, 2025 (pseudonym)
"As much as it sounds like a cliche, being in therapy has definitely changed my life.
Whilst session to session can be quite difficult as you start to process things and talk about things you didn't even know you needed to (!), when I reflect back on the time as a whole I know how much I've grown and changed for the positive.
And so much of this is also down to Irina. Not only has she helped me navigate through some very challenging and complex grief, she's also been fundamental in helping me gain a better understanding of myself, building my self-worth and giving me confidence and validation for how I'm feeling.
The variety of techniques and exercises that we've done have really helped me interrogate how I feel, and why I feel that way, as well as give me coping techniques for when things do feel harder and heavier in life.
Irina's professional but personable nature was so welcoming to me and I know that it is such a huge factor for why I managed to stay in the process for so long.
I felt so comfortable exploring everything with her and can't thank her enough for all the help and support she's given me. It's been a journey and I daresay I think I have actually enjoyed it! I can't recommend Irina enough."
Bo, UK, 2024 (pseudonym)
"We spoke through everything to do with my past relationship and how to approach certain feelings and ongoing issues with the breakup. Irina's way of helping me to understand what it was that I had felt for so ling made me feel incredibly seen. Also the tools she gave me to deal with various food related anxiety and general anxious thoughts have been great.
Irina was incredible, she made our sessions feel like such a safe space and truly helped me to unpick everything I had been feeling for so long. We worked on how I could give myself more empathy and how to feel better equipped in processing a past relationship. I have found myself able to respond to my emotions rather than be reactive. I have been able to have a more gentle approach to how I empathise with myself. I am truly grateful for the sessions I had with Irina."
Ben, UK, 2024 (pseudonym)
"We addressed the main issues that I faces mainly the self image and self esteem issues. Stayed with them slowly and as they came up organically in sessions and issues relating to my life. Helped me view bad situations with more resilience and patience when things go wrong. Helping to bounce back and feel more secure in myself.
I really benefited from the whole experience, learning about myself and the relationships around me in a simple and non-judgemental space."
Ria, UK, 2024 (pseudonym)
"In the six months I was seeing Irina, she created a space I really felt accepted and safe to be in and be vulnerable.
We worked through some pretty heavy trauma, but I felt supported and like I was leaving the sessions with a self care plan. In this time I learnt a variety of concepts that help me on a daily basis and I've seen growth and development within myself that I wouldn't have otherwise achieved in six months.
I enjoyed Irina's suggestions of different techniques during the course of therapy, and I always felt like I was ultimately in control of the conversation. Many thanks for your time and support!."
John, UK, 2024 (pseudonym)
" I came into therapy with a long list of 'I want this and that'. You took the time to listen to my full list, and then through our work together showed me that there was a much deeper thing to be achieved than ticking things off a list or processing my way through a set of tasks.
Overall though, I really feel like you helped me get through a every confusing and very intense period of grief and depression that'll stay with me forever and you've helped me come out the other side with my head held high.
Honestly, I came into these sessions hating people, not trusting anyone and not wanting to build any relationships and I left seeing the value in each and every interaction I have every day. I cannot thank you enough for restoring my faith in humanity, as cringe as that sounds, because without the space you created for my brain I think I'd still have no trust for anyone. I'm growing and building friendships again, I'm getting back to living properly and I feel like a refreshed person, ready to take on life.
I'm hugely going to miss our sessions and it makes me almost a bit sad to be at the end of our working relationship, but I cannot stress enough how thankful I am for the tools you've armed me with to keep on keeping on in this life, with a smile on my face that I wasn't sure I'd ever get back. You're an absolute credit to your profession!"
Anna, UK, 2023 (pseudonym)
"I am so glad I took the leap and looked for counselling, and very grateful that it was with Irina. I was unsure about how well online counselling would work, but I felt at ease, and that we had a good rapport and working relationship.
Irina was really supportive and allowed space and time to explore and work through things that came up, she was very skilled at suggesting the right tool at the right time, and also at knowing what to look more closely at. I went into counselling feeling a real weight on my shoulders due to various things going on in my life, I felt out of control and had a lot of anxiety.
The sessions have given me back self confidence, something that has been buried for a long time. I feel more myself than I have in a long time. The sessions helped me understand some stressful relationships in my life a lot better and I learnt how to have clearer emotional boundaries.
I am truly grateful for the experience and how much it has helped me, and I would highly recommend Irina's services."
Eva, Netherlands, 2022 (pseudonym)
"I chose to start my sessions with Irina for several reasons: her professional specializations, and empathy, since I felt she would understand me better.
She helped me understand and face a series of quite important events that came together (pandemic, moving to a new country, work overload, etc.) and that somehow were blocking me, falling into a kind of burnout or depression.
She also helped me realize that I need to learn to set limits, that I should not be so self-demanding and allow myself a little more, that there are more things in life than work."
Sandra, España, 2022 (original)
"He tenido sesiones semanales con Irina durante un año a través de videollamada. Me siento muy agradecida por el espacio tan seguro, cercano y a la vez profesional que me ha ofrecido. Acudí a ella por la sobrecarga emocional que me suponía una situación que era y sigue siendo complicada.
Gracias a los avances en terapia, a día de hoy está situación no me genera ansiedad, ni inestabilidad, ni sufrimiento. Y todo ello gracias al trabajo realizado en terapia, semana tras semana, reafirmando pensamientos en voz alta y conclusiones que me han ayudado a avanzar hasta el punto de no padecer.
Irina con su gran empatía, sus palabras siempre tan adecuadas y su poder de síntesis sobre las reflexiones que yo iba haciendo, me ha guiado hasta este punto de bienestar.
Ha sido fundamental y genial poder contar con ella!"
Sandra, Spain, 2022 (translated)
"I had weekly sessions with Irina via video call.
I am very grateful for the safe, close and professional space she has offered me. I came to her because of the emotional overload of a situation that was and still is complicated. Thanks to the advances in therapy, today this situation does not cause me anxiety, instability or suffering.
And all this thanks to the work done in therapy, week after week, reaffirming thoughts out loud and conclusions that have helped me to advance to the point of not suffering.
Irina, with her great empathy, her always appropriate words and her power of synthesis over the reflections I was making, has guided me to this point of wellbeing.
It has been fundamental and great to be able to count on her!"
Lydia, España, 2022 (original)
"Hacer terapia con Irina ha sido como encontrar un espacio de tranquilidad. Me ha ayudado a comprender mejor mis emociones y a ser mas tolerante conmigo misma.
Es una persona maravillosa que me ha transmitido paz en un momento confuso de mi vida."
Lydia, Spain, 2022 (translated)
"Doing therapy with Irina has been like finding a space of tranquillity. She has helped me to understand my emotions better and to be more tolerant with myself.
She is a wonderful person who has given me peace at a confusing time in my life."