Emotional regulation
Understanding your emotional responses and learning ways to deal with difficult emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them.
English-speaking psychologist in Bucharest
Psychotherapy in English, in Bucharest and online
A space where you can understand what's going on, work through what's holding you back, and figure out what moves you forward.
CBT-informed therapy · In person in Bucharest · Online
O Minte SănătoasăA Healthy Mind
Work with Sorin Tărău
Therapy in English with Sorin Tărău
I am a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioural therapist working with adults in Romanian and English.
O Minte Sănătoasă is my psychology and psychotherapy practice in Bucharest. My approach combines the structure and clarity of evidence-based therapy with careful attention to your individual experience, circumstances and goals.
About meStarting therapy
You do not need to have everything figured out before coming to therapy
Some people come to therapy because they know exactly what is troubling them. Others arrive with a difficult period, a recurring pattern, or simply the sense that something in their life is no longer working as well as it used to.
We can start by understanding what is happening, what may be keeping the difficulty going, and what might help you respond differently.
Explore servicesanxietystresslow moodburnoutrelationship difficultiesmajor life changesdifficult decisions
Living away from home can add another layer
Building a life in another country often involves more than changing your address.
You may be adapting to a different culture, working in another language, building relationships from scratch, living far from family and familiar support, or trying to feel at home in a place that still feels partly unfamiliar.
These experiences do not have to be the reason you come to therapy. But they can shape how stress, relationships, identity, work and emotional difficulties are experienced.
You do not need to have an “expat problem” to come to therapy in English. We start with your life as it is.
How I work
Understanding what keeps difficulties going
A central part of the work is understanding the patterns that shape how you think, feel and respond, and how some of those patterns may continue to create difficulties even when they once served a useful purpose. From there, we can work on developing more flexible and workable ways of responding.
Psychological flexibility
Learning to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings without allowing them to determine every decision you make.
Self-understanding
Recognising your needs, values, recurring patterns and the experiences that influence the way you relate to yourself and others.
Resilience and adaptability
Developing ways of responding more effectively to uncertainty, change, pressure and periods when life does not go according to plan.
Services
How I can help
Individual Psychotherapy
For adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, recurring patterns, emotional difficulties or problems that are beginning to affect everyday life.
Psychological Counselling
Professional support during periods of stress, uncertainty, difficult decisions, relationship problems or major life changes.
Couples Therapy
A structured space for couples who want to understand what happens when communication breaks down, conflicts repeat or emotional distance begins to grow.
Personal Development
A psychologically informed process for understanding yourself more deeply, clarifying what matters and making more deliberate choices.
Practical information
Sessions in English or Romanian
The work is collaborative, confidential and adapted to your needs, goals and circumstances.
Sessions are available in Bucharest, online, or in a mixed format.
Psychotherapy, counselling and personal development.
Thinking about starting therapy?
Send a short message about what you are looking for, and I will reply with the next practical step.