Alina Porumboiu
Psychologist/ Couples & Family Therapist
Utrecht, the Netherlands and Online
Area of Expertise
Therapists for families, couples, and adults Who do I Work With? I support individual clients seeking to improve personal and professional relationships, or couples exploring discernment and separation process, navigating co-parenting. My work focuses on helping adults identify their strengths and move beyond unworkable patterns toward meaningful change.
About

I`ve known I wanted to be a therapist since I was a teenager when I realized how powerful are the moments of courage, connection, and change. I`ve always been more curious about the "silence between the notes than the notes themselves", and by this, I mean the transitions in life. Those times when change feels both full of possibility and overwhelming. Going myself through separation, burnout, loss, and moving to a different country, gave me plenty of opportunities to dare, doubt, adjust, and find holistic ways to thrive. Every transition holds growth potential, though it can also be a moment of stuckness where support is essential.  My fascination with relationships—whether between couples, parents, and children or within ourselves—has been a guiding force throughout my career.

Approach

My approach combines humanistic, experiential, systemic, and trauma-informed methods. Based on the client's specific needs, I`ve also integrated CBT and DBT techniques, body awareness, and mindfulness. Whether working with adults facing life transitions, parents going through separation, single parents, or couples facing pivotal decisions, I create a space where transformation becomes possible. My therapeutic approach is grounded in empathy, collaboration, and a deep respect for each individual’s journey.

Work Experience

In my practice, I`ve always focused on creating space for connections that matter so life can move freely within. Throughout my career, in the past 10 years, I have conducted over 10,000 hours of therapy sessions, working with various clients in individual and group settings. These were opportunities for me to learn, discover, validate methods, and practice presence.

Conditions addressed in my previous work:

Generalized Anxiety

Panic attacks

Depression

PTSD

Relationship Issues/ separation

Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

Grief

Trauma

Education & Trainings

I graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and earned a Master’s Degree in Experiential Psychotherapy. I continued with my formation in Experiential Psychotherapy (a holistic method, based on humanistic approaches, that brings together various art therapy and logo-therapy techniques with an integrative direction).

I am an accredited psychologist by the College of Psychologists in Romania since 2010 and a Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen Member since 2022.

To complete my psychological work with embodied methods, I`ve done more than 15 years of practice in methods of movement and body awareness: 5 Rhythms, somatic approaches (Feldenkrais) and psychosomatic, contemporary dance, contact improvisation, nutritious movement, dance therapy, and transpersonal therapies.

Overview
LanguageS
Primary:
English, Romanian
Secondary:
OFFERINGS

General fees (online and in person):

90 euros individual session;

110 euros - couple session

Student/Unemployment fees (online): 65 euros

Tuesday        8:30 - 15:00

Wednesday   8:30 - 16:30 / 18:30 - 20:30

Thursday      15:30 - 20:30

Friday            8:30  - 15:00 / 18:00 - 19:30

If you want to directly book a session with Alina, you can do so via the link below:

Online Couples Therapy

In-person Couples Therapy

In-person Individual Therapy  

Online Individual Therapy

If you want to see whether you are a good fit with Alina, please book a free 15-min call through the link below:

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Testimonials

“I would like to thank you for the dedication you showed in my healing process. I feel good on the road that I`ve lately been on, having the assurance that I am loved and worthy of a life that I was only dreaming of having. With your guidance, I can truly feel that I have much to discover in myself that would take me to my destination and also enjoy the ride. Thank you, Alina.“

“Alina masterfully adapts the therapeutic approach to the topic discussed. She does so with kindness, understanding, and firmness. Very grateful to have met her!”