Cristina Latcu

Cristina Latcu – clinical psychologist and CBT psychotherapist in Bucharest

 

Besides being a psychologist, I am a person. Just like you. With dreams, hopes, successes and failures. A person who, when she runs out of options, asks for help.

 

I am Cristina Latcu, a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist (CBT) in Bucharest. In my work with people, I aim to create a space where you can better understand what is happening to you, without being reduced to a diagnosis or a label.

 

Psychotherapy is not about telling you who you should be. It is about understanding together what is happening, what keeps your difficulties going, and what you can do differently to create the changes you want.

 

How I can help

 

I work with adults, adolescents and young people who are experiencing emotional difficulties or going through periods when they feel they can no longer manage what is happening to them on their own.

 

The difficulties I work with include anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, relationship difficulties and difficulties with emotional regulation.

 

Psychotherapy can also be a useful space for self-understanding and personal growth, even when there is no diagnosis or psychological disorder. We can work on recurring patterns, perfectionism, self-criticism, self-confidence, personal boundaries, or changes you would like to make in your life.

 

How I work in psychotherapy

 

My approach is based on the principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), a structured form of psychotherapy focused on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to the difficulties we experience.

 

At the same time, I do not believe therapy should be a formula applied identically to everyone. Each person comes with their own story, resources and pace.

 

At certain times, we may need to work directly on symptoms. At others, we may need to better understand where certain patterns come from and why we continue to do things that no longer help us.

 

For me, therapy involves both understanding and change. Sometimes we need perspective. At other times, we need practice, experimentation and gradually facing the things we tend to avoid. What matters is that we work towards the same goal and that there is a clear purpose behind what we do in therapy.

 

Training and professional experience

 

I graduated from the Faculty of Psychology at Babeș-Bolyai University and completed a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy. My psychotherapy training is in the cognitive-behavioural (CBT) approach.

 

I have been working in the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy since 2019. In 2020, I obtained independent practice status in clinical psychology, and in 2026 I obtained independent practice status in psychotherapy as well.

 

My professional experience includes working in my individual psychology practice, as well as working in an educational setting, where I provided psychological counselling to children and adolescents and worked closely with their families.

 

I am a member of the Romanian College of Psychologists and continuously develop my professional training through courses, further specialisations and the study of professional literature.

 

Psychotherapy in Bucharest and online

 

I offer psychotherapy sessions in Bucharest as well as online, depending on each person's preferences and needs.

 

If you feel that certain difficulties keep repeating themselves, that your emotions have become difficult to manage, or that you have reached a point where you no longer know where to start on your own, we can explore together what is happening and what you need next.

 

Do you need help?

 

Book a psychotherapy session in Bucharest or online.