Maija Vosloboinikova , BACP

Maija Vosloboinikova is a counsellor who blends person-centred care with practical techniques to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. She works with adults facing anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, work stress, relationship and intimacy concerns. Maija welcomes conversations about identity and sexual wellbeing and offers a calm, respectful presence in sessions.

She uses clear, evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment-based ideas to make sense of patterns that cause distress. Sessions are shaped around what the person wants to achieve, at a pace that suits them. The aim is to turn small steps into lasting change.

Maija has four years of experience working with a broad range of issues. Her practice includes support for grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, addiction concerns, compassion fatigue and career questions. She also works with people exploring challenges linked to abandonment, attachment style and blended family dynamics.

People from LGBTQ communities are explicitly welcomed and affirmed. Maija offers straightforward conversations about intimacy, desire and sexual identity without judgement. She focuses on helping people communicate needs and rebuild confidence in closeness.

Therapy sessions are collaborative and practical. Maija will listen, reflect and suggest tools such as thought records, mindfulness exercises and short behavioural experiments. These are used alongside open discussion about feelings and relationships to help people gain clearer choices and more calm in daily life.

How Maija's methods work online and in sessions

Maija draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and client-centred approaches to structure online sessions in a clear, practical way. CBT involves noticing thoughts and testing them with small behavioural experiments, which helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can find their own solutions, which is useful for identity and intimacy concerns.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. Maija will talk with each person about their needs, preferences and goals and then try exercises and ways of talking that suit them. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to match different routines. Video calls are useful for longer therapy conversations and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, reflective journalling tasks or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.