Olivia Stewart, BACP

Olivia Stewart is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings three years of counselling experience and a decade of previous work in helping relationships. Olivia offers both short-term and longer-term support depending on what a person needs.

Her style is relational and straightforward. She listens first and helps people make sense of how past patterns affect present choices. Olivia encourages clients to recognise their own strengths and to take small, practical steps forward.

Olivia draws on a mix of approaches to suit different concerns. She uses client-centred ways of working to keep sessions focused on the person’s priorities. Cognitive behavioural ideas can help when thoughts and behaviours feel stuck.

People come to her for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family strain, and help with life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction, sexual intimacy issues, sleep difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and workplace stressors such as compassion fatigue.

Additional areas Olivia addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, commitment and trust problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, infidelity, isolation and questions about life purpose. She works with LGBT concerns and ADHD-related struggles.

Her approach is collaborative: she helps people set clear goals, try new strategies between sessions, and review what is most helpful. Sessions are conducted in English and available to people inside and outside the United Kingdom.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Olivia draws on client-centred work that keeps the person’s priorities at the centre of each session. This approach means the therapist listens deeply, reflects what matters to the client, and helps plan steps that feel manageable. It is helpful for people wanting a supportive, empathic space to work through difficult feelings.

She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help identify and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that increase distress. These methods are practical and goal-oriented, and can be used for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and unhelpful coping habits.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Olivia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and decide collaboratively which methods to try. That way the plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses and needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter setting or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.