Mirabela Dragoev

Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist

E: theinnerjourneywithmirabela@gmail.com

About Mirabela

Mirabela is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist offering face-to-face therapy in Parkstone, Poole, close to Bournemouth, as well as online therapy across the UK and Europe. She works with adults experiencing a range of emotional and psychological difficulties, with a particular interest in trauma, complex trauma, attachment, the nervous system, perinatal mental health and birth trauma.

Mirabela has clinical experience across community, NHS and specialist trauma services. She has worked with UK Counselling Network, Poole Community Counselling and within an NHS GP practice. She also works with STARS Dorset, a specialist service supporting survivors of rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and domestic abuse.

Her approach is trauma-informed, compassionate and collaborative. She understands that emotional experiences can affect both the mind and body and works at a pace that feels safe and manageable for each client. Mirabela aims to provide a warm, supportive and non-judgemental space where clients can feel heard, understood and accepted.

She offers therapy in English and Romanian and also speaks Spanish. As a Romanian counsellor and psychotherapist in Bournemouth and Poole, she understands how language, cultural identity, migration and belonging can influence emotional wellbeing and the experience of therapy.

Therapies offered

Mirabela offers integrative therapy to adults, both face-to-face and online. She draws from a range of therapeutic approaches and adapts her work according to each client’s individual needs, experiences and therapeutic goals. Her approach includes:

Integrative counselling and psychotherapy
Trauma-informed and phase-oriented therapy
Person-centred therapy
Attachment-informed therapy
Nervous system-informed and somatic approaches
Creative therapeutic approaches
Walk and Talk Therapy

Mirabela supports adults experiencing a range of difficulties, including:

Trauma and complex trauma
Sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse
Anxiety, stress and panic attacks
Depression and low mood
Emotional regulation difficulties
Low self-esteem and confidence
Perinatal mental health and birth trauma
Women’s mental health
Bereavement and loss
Relationship difficulties
Identity and self-discovery
Migration, cultural identity and belonging
Life transitions and burnout

She offers therapy in English and Romanian. Clients who are looking for a Romanian therapist or psychotherapist may find it more comfortable to explore their experiences in their native language.

Qualifications / Training

Core Qualifications

CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
BSc (Hons) Top-Up Degree — ongoing

Current Professional Training

Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training, developed by Dr Gabor Maté — ongoing
Babette Rothschild – Somatic Trauma Therapy — ongoing

Trauma and Specialist Training

Foundation Diploma in Therapeutic Safety in Trauma – Beech Trauma Academy
Three-Phase Trauma Model
Relational Safety
Creative Ways of Working with Trauma
Vicarious Trauma
Complex Trauma
Trauma and Suicide
Trauma and the Body
Moral Injury
Therapeutic Processing and Integration
Post-Traumatic Growth

STARS Dorset Specialist Training

Trauma-informed and phase-oriented approaches to working with survivors of sexual violence, childhood sexual abuse and domestic abuse
Understanding abuse, attachment, abusive relationships and the impact of trauma
Safeguarding, first disclosures and pre-trial considerations
Working within specialist sexual violence services and understanding professional support pathways
Vicarious trauma, practitioner wellbeing, self-care and trauma-informed supervision

Additional Professional Training and CPD

Perinatal Mental Health and Birth Trauma
Applying Attachment Theory in Counselling
Preparing to Work with Clients Who Self-Harm
Introducing Breathwork for Counsellors
Introduction to Anxiety Disorders
Preparing to Work with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Trauma and Brain Plasticity
Trauma and the Brain
Working with Clients with Depression
Walk and Talk Therapy
Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid
Level 2 Certificate in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Level 2 Certificate in Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children’s Mental Health
Level 2 Certificate in Domestic Abuse

Professional Registration / Accreditation

Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) — Membership Number 01028546
Practises in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework
Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office: ZC074602
Fully insured for professional practice
Enhanced DBS Certificate registered with the DBS Update Service
Undertakes regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development