- Emotion-Focused work
- Attachment approaches
- Client-centred care
About Olesia
Olesia Maksymiv is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem and motivation. She also supports those facing grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, anger, career decisions, depression and coping with life changes.
Olesia uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred approaches. In sessions she focuses on naming emotions, understanding attachment patterns, and improving communication. Conversations are straightforward and aim to help people recognise what drives difficult reactions and repeated patterns.
She pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment wounds, abandonment fears and codependency patterns. She also works with problems such as dissociation, control and commitment concerns, and separation or divorce effects. Practical steps and reflection are combined to help people change recurring behaviours.
Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, practising new ways of relating, and building greater emotional awareness. Olesia offers support for eating and food-related struggles, feelings of emptiness, and forgiveness work when people want it. Her bilingual ability in English, Russian and Ukrainian helps with nuanced expression for speakers of those languages.
To begin, people follow a simple online matching process and schedule a first meeting. Costs vary by location and sessions are delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Olesia draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with strong emotions that drive relationship patterns. EFT focuses on feelings and attachment-related interactions, which can help when emotions are hard to put into words.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at early relational patterns and how they affect current responses. This approach helps identify repeating cycles tied to fear of abandonment, dependence or avoidance. Client-Centred Therapy provides a straightforward base in sessions, with conversations led by the person’s concerns and pace.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which approach or combination fits best based on goals and preferences. This means methods may be adjusted as clarity grows about what helps most.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around daily life and reducing travel time. Confirm the session formats available before booking, as options are set by the therapist. Online sessions can make shorter check-ins easier and allow people to join from wherever they can be quieter or take a break during the day.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, grief, eating issues, anger, career questions and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a direct, emotion-focused way that helps name feelings and identify patterns. Sessions combine reflection with practical steps to change repeated reactions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with these concerns.
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 supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check any local rules that might affect cross-border care in your area.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.