Anastasiia Makarova

• Depression support
• Anxiety and stress
• Relationship issues

About Anastasiia

Anastasiia Makarova works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns using cognitive and evidence-informed methods. She combines practical behaviour change with attention to emotions and attachment patterns. Anastasiia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' clinical experience.

Anastasiia helps people who are struggling with low mood, sleep problems, concentration and changes in appetite. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and difficulties that affect intimacy and communication. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps people can try between meetings.

Her practice draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and routine patterns. She also uses approaches that look at emotional bonds and past attachment experiences to understand current relationship difficulties. Trauma-focused methods are used when painful events need careful and paced attention.

Anastasiia uses findings from neuroscience and medicine to inform her work and keeps up to date through international conferences. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and works with clients to set goals and measure progress. Sessions are held in English and Russian.

People seeking help are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire through the site and then arrange a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions are provided via a cancellable subscription model. Anastasiia accepts international clients and will discuss how to structure work to suit each person.

Working online with cognitive and attachment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take steps that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking and behaviour patterns that maintain problems and on practising new skills to change those patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current relationships and aims to improve how people connect and communicate.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss your goals and preferences, and together you will agree what methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can change as your needs do.

The biography does not specify which remote session formats are used, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments, and enabling work around different time zones for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and pacing to suit an online setting, and the counsellor will explain how sessions will run when you arrange the first appointment.

Topics Anastasiia lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Personality disorders
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Anastasiia

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She works with anxiety and stress using cognitive behavioural techniques and emotion-focused methods.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practices cognitive behavioural approaches alongside attachment-based and trauma-focused methods.

How many years of experience does she have?

She has four years' clinical experience.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in Russian?

Sessions are offered in English and Russian.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.