“You are not too much. You are not too late. You are worthy of a life that feels true, nourishing, and yours.”

Welcome.

My name is Aniela Sarbu, and I offer a calm, compassionate space for people who are ready to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and live with greater presence, safety, and self-trust.

I am a woman, a mother, and a trauma-informed nervous system practitioner. I also bring over 20 years of experience as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist trained and licensed in Europe, where I worked extensively with emotional regulation, attachment patterns, and relational healing.

Beyond titles and training, I am a human who has lived many seasons of grief, growth, rupture, and rebuilding — and who has learned, slowly and honestly, how to live with an open heart and grounded presence.

My Path

My journey has taken me from Romania to the United States, and from the structured world of clinical psychology into a way of working that centers safety, presence, and the wisdom of the nervous system.

I know what it means to rebuild life from the ground up.

To find yourself again after loss.

To navigate motherhood while tending to your own inner life.

To be the strong one for too long — giving, holding, carrying — while quietly losing touch with your own needs.

I also know what it means to return.

To come back to the body.

To soften survival patterns that once protected but now constrain.

To learn how to receive, trust, and live more fully — without abandoning yourself.

These lived experiences shape how I show up in this work: with humility, steadiness, and deep respect for the pace at which real change unfolds.

How I Work

My work is trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware, and Compassionate Inquiry–informed.

I offer non-clinical emotional support, education, and guidance for people who want to better understand how stress, early experiences, and relational patterns have shaped their inner world — and who are ready to meet themselves with more compassion and presence.

I do not rush healing.

I do not fix or rescue.

I do not pathologize survival.

Instead, I offer a supportive, relational space where you can:

• understand long-standing patterns with curiosity rather than judgment
• reconnect with your body and emotional signals
• cultivate safety, self-awareness, and inner steadiness
• move toward a life that feels more aligned, nourishing, and true

While I do not provide psychotherapy or mental health treatment in the United States, my work is deeply informed by decades of clinical training and experience — held within clear ethical boundaries.

Who I Work With

I work especially well with people who:

• feel emotionally overwhelmed, anxious, or depleted
• carry long-standing patterns rooted in early experiences
• struggle in relationships or feel unseen and unheard
• are navigating motherhood, caregiving, grief, or life transitions
• sense a quiet longing to live with more truth and presence

If you are seeking quick fixes, diagnoses, or directive treatment, my work may not be the right fit.

If you are ready to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with yourself at a sustainable pace, you are welcome here.

Healing is not about becoming someone new.

It is about remembering who you are beneath survival.

If you are here, perhaps a part of you is ready —

ready to soften old patterns,

ready to live with both strength and tenderness,

ready to come home to yourself.

I offer this work with warmth, clarity, and deep respect for your journey.

With presence,

Aniela