Olesia Maksymiv

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment-based work
• Relationship issues

About Olesia

Olesia Maksymiv helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem and motivation. She uses a conversational, person-focused way of working and offers support in English, Russian and Ukrainian. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of professional experience.

Olesia listens to what matters to each person and adapts sessions accordingly. She draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centred methods to keep the focus on the person's own goals and feelings.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy informs her work on close relationships and intimacy-related issues. That approach helps people identify and change the interaction patterns that keep them stuck. She also addresses topics such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and communication problems.

Practical concerns like eating and food-related issues, anger, grief, career uncertainty and coping with life changes are part of her caseload. Olesia supports people dealing with family of origin problems, divorce and separation, dissociation and feelings of emptiness. She aims to make sessions straightforward and task-focused when helpful.

Sessions are shaped around what each person needs, with attention to clear goals and small steps. The emphasis is on understanding patterns and developing new ways of relating and managing strong feelings. People can expect a calm, direct approach that balances listening with practical work.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Olesia uses attachment-based ideas to help people see how early bonds affect current relationships; this approach looks at patterns of closeness and distance and is useful for abandonment, attachment and family of origin issues.

She also works in a client-centred way, which means sessions focus on the person's own goals and feelings and the counsellor follows the client's lead to build understanding. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used for relationship and intimacy-related concerns and helps people identify emotional patterns and change interaction cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the early sessions. The counsellor will work with the person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences, and can combine elements from different approaches when that seems helpful.

Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family commitments, allow quicker check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use short breaks more easily.

Topics Olesia lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Questions about Olesia

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of work and are addressed in sessions.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment-based therapy, client-centred methods and emotionally-focused work.

What experience does she have?

She has five years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

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

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian.

What session formats does she provide?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

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