About Livia
Livia Maria Nestianu is a counsellor who blends body-centred work with talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She draws on Somatic approaches alongside psychological therapies to create practical, down-to-earth sessions. Livia works in English and Romanian and is based in the United Kingdom.
Her background is in psychology and she holds BACP registration, which means she follows the professional standards of that organisation. She has five years of professional experience and uses a mix of approaches to suit each person.
Background and approach
Sessions are focused on what the client needs right now rather than a single fixed method. Livia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps when they feel stuck. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect today's patterns.
Somatic techniques are brought in to notice how the body stores stress and to develop calmer physical responses. Typical concerns she supports include anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy troubles, and issues around self-esteem and body image. She also helps with career stress, compassion fatigue, addiction-related problems and neurodiversity-related needs such as autism and ADHD.
The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire to start, and then schedule sessions according to Livia's availability.
The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
How somatic and values-based approaches work online
Somatic Therapy focuses on noticing the body and how physical sensations connect with emotions. Online sessions can guide breath, posture and gentle awareness to reduce tension and support regulation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps in that direction. Online ACT work uses short exercises and goal-focused conversations to build workable habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how they affect trust and communication; it helps people see repeating ways of relating and try different responses that feel safer.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and together decide what feels most helpful for the client's situation and preferences. This collaborative process means plans can change as understanding grows and needs shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, offering flexibility for different routines and energy levels. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection, while phone and text options suit people who prefer less visual intensity. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and mobility needs while keeping the focus on practical, step-by-step change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Romanian