Aldona Olchanowska, BACP

Aldona Olchanowska helps people who are struggling with relationships, family tensions, grief, anxiety and changes in life. She uses straightforward, practical conversations to help clients make sense of difficult feelings and take small steps forward. Aldona works in English and Polish and practises from the United Kingdom. Aldona holds a BACP credential from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She brings 20 years of professional experience and years of work across several countries, which shapes a broad, compassionate approach. Sessions aim to be calm and focused so people can talk about what matters most to them. She draws on client-centred methods that put the person’s experience at the centre of the work. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding their own reasons to change. Systemic therapy is helpful when problems involve family patterns or recurring interactions. Aldona supports people with a wide range of issues including depression, stress, addiction concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, intimacy and sexual concerns, ADHD, bipolar and trauma. She also helps with caregiving strain, parenting pressures, body image worries and feelings of emptiness. Her practice is affirming of LGBTQ+ identities and she emphasises respect and sensitivity for people from different backgrounds. Therapy is presented as a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed regularly. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their needs. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Practical approaches for online counselling

Aldona draws on client-centred work that focuses on the person’s immediate experience, listening closely and helping people clarify what matters to them. Motivational interviewing is used to support people who want to find their own reasons for change and build motivation. Systemic therapy looks at how patterns between people affect problems and can be useful when family or relationship dynamics play a part.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Aldona will explore your goals and preferences in early sessions and will suggest ways of working that fit those aims. This is a collaborative process so adjustments can be made if something does not feel helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to have shorter, more frequent exchanges or to work without being on camera. These options help people fit sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments and make ongoing support more accessible.