Vasile Burlacu

I am a qualified relationship counsellor, trained at Master’s level, with experience working with common mental health issues, domestic abuse and violence, trauma and relationship and family issues. Since 2021, I have been working with individuals, couples and families for a charity and I have volunteered in the past for another charity counselling survivors of domestic abuse and violence. 

Through my experience and practice I want my clients to be able to process what they are struggling with, at their own pace, to find better ways of managing their emotions and develop healthier behaviours and relationship with themselves and with the people around them. 

My approach

 I am an integrative counsellor and I use a range of therapeutic approaches. My main ones are systemic and psychodynamic concepts with elements of neuroscience, blended with other theoretical concepts, depending on each client’s needs. Therapy starts with a safe, warm space where clients feel listened to and acknowledged, have the freedom to be themselves and let their uniqueness shine without the fear of being overshadowed by judgment.

 I believe each person has the strength to overcome most difficulties in life but sometimes asking for help can be empowering. As a counsellor, I invite clients to be curious about themselves, create and verify hypotheses together, find skills that maybe have been silenced inside of them, or create new ones. Also, exploring together the wider family system, their relationships and patterns of behaviour can help them understand themselves better and makes sense of their life struggles.

Where it all started 

Growing up I liked listening to other people’s life stories and being there for them when they needed me. In college I discovered Psychology and this changed the way I was looking at the world. I wanted to know more about people’s behaviours and ways of thinking. A few years later I finished a BA in Psychology but stopped going further. In 2018 I started working with people with autism and learning difficulties, which reminded me the reason I pursued Psychology. I went on to complete five years of training as a counsellor, full of growth, self-discovery, challenges and learning.