Olesia Maksymiv , BACP

Olesia Maksymiv is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem and grief. She works with people facing intimacy-related struggles, eating and anger issues, career concerns, depression and major life changes. Olesia speaks English, Russian and Ukrainian and has five years of professional experience. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, also shown as BACP.

Olesia aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where a person can talk honestly about what is hard. She adapts sessions to each person, shaping conversation and goals to match the individual's needs. Sessions are practical and grounded, focusing on steps that can be used between meetings.

Her background includes work with abandonment and attachment issues, codependency and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with control or dependent personality patterns, dissociation, and the fallout of divorce and separation. Eating and food-related concerns, family of origin matters and forgiveness are also within her focus.

Olesia uses approaches that centre emotional connection and the client's experience. She prefers methods that help people understand patterns in relationships and rebuild trust and self-worth. In session she listens closely and helps identify small, achievable changes.

People can expect a collaborative relationship that balances empathy with practical planning. Olesia encourages questions and aims to help clients build tools they can use in daily life.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. It helps people understand fear of abandonment, attachment wounds and repeated relationship patterns. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of sessions and focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions. This approach is useful for building self-esteem and exploring feelings at a comfortable pace. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions within relationships and aims to help people recognise, name and shift difficult emotional cycles that drive conflict or distance.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, listen to what matters most and suggest methods that fit each person's needs and preferences. You can try a way of working and adjust it as you go, with the therapist offering rationale and options along the way.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and messaging or live chat can suit people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options increase accessibility and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care across locations and schedules.