Counsellor profile
Olesia Maksymiv, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with OlesiaWhere Olesia stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 408725
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Supports codependency concerns
About Olesia
Olesia Maksymiv is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting tensions, low self-esteem and related concerns. She also supports people coping with grief, intimacy issues, eating and anger problems, career uncertainty and life changes.
Olesia uses approaches drawn from attachment-based work, client-centred methods and emotionally focused therapy. In sessions she listens to how problems show up in daily life and looks for patterns in relationships and emotional responses. The aim is to help people notice unhelpful habits, try different ways of responding, and gather clearer choices about relationships and themselves.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Conversations tend to focus on what is happening now, what a person wants to change, and small steps to try between sessions. She pays attention to how early family patterns and attachment experiences affect current reactions and relationship choices.
Sessions may include talking through specific incidents, exploring feelings beneath behaviour, and practising new ways of setting limits or asking for needs to be met. She can also support people dealing with the impact of loss, separation or persistent shame and emptiness.
Olesia offers work in English, Russian and Ukrainian and accepts international clients. If someone wants to begin, they are asked to use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current emotional responses. Online sessions use conversation to map those patterns and the moments that trigger anxiety or withdrawal. Client-centred methods place the persons experience at the heart of the session, with the counsellor following the clients lead and reflecting feelings and priorities back in simple terms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify core emotions in relationship moments and practise new ways of responding to partners or close others.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She will work with each client to decide which methods fit best for their goals, needs and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Online meetings can make it easier to schedule short check-ins or longer blocks around work and family commitments. The site requires completing a short matching questionnaire and then booking a first session, and clients should confirm the current session options available before they book.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She works with people who struggle to say no, people-please, or lose themselves in relationships and looks at practical ways to set limits.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and client-centred, focusing on current relationship patterns and emotions. Sessions tend to be practical and aim for small, testable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom supporting a range of relationship and emotional issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
Yes. She accepts international clients, so people in other countries can be matched to her through the site.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees depend on where the client is located.
What steps do I take to begin sessions?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.