” Don’t let your past steal your present”


What is going on for you?
Is past trauma, adversity, neglect or abuse affecting how you live today?
Do you feel stressed, anxious, burnt out or lacking self-esteem, without understanding why?
If yes, trauma-informed therapy could help.
I offer both short- term and long- term therapy, depending on your needs. Often people start with a short-term commitment, then decide if they want to continue.
Therapy is available in person (Bournemouth or Poole) or online.

My therapeutic approach
I integrate several therapeutic approaches including:
Rewind therapy for PTSD
Trauma-informed
Somatic awareness (noticing what you we experience in the mind and the body as well as the connection between the two)
Attachment focused (exploring how childhood experiences might impact our adult relationships)
Internal Family Systems ( help identify, accept and heal the different parts of ourselves)
Compassion-focused (help with issues of shame and self-criticism)
Creative therapy (using non-verbal expression like drawing, working with stones, working with visual cards, etc, as a means to communicate our inner world).

My qualifications and training.
My name is Ioana Wiggins and I am a UK based counsellor and Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

My training and professional development include the following:
– Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling- Level 4 Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB)
– Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 & 2 (CCTP/CCTP-II) with Janina Fisher
– Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (PESI 2 -day Intensive Workshop) Frank Anderson
– Working with the Fallout of Narcissistic Abuse Workshop with Ramani Durvasula
– Calming the Inner Critic with Kathy Steele
– Compassion Focused Therapy for Trauma- with Chris Irons
– Trauma Research Foundation (TRF) Certificate in Traumatic Stress (on-going)

How to get in touch
To find out more or to book, please email me at ioana@alevacounselling.co.uk .
Alternatively, text me at 07392 617 911. I am unable to take calls.
I aim to respond to all enquiries within 24 hours.