Anastasiia Makarova

Anastasiia Makarova is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings four years of clinical experience and a practical focus to sessions. People often come to her feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood, relationship strain or life changes. She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and rebuild everyday routines. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, testing new ways of responding, and setting small goals that fit daily life. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-informed methods to reduce distress and improve functioning. Her background includes participation in international conferences and ongoing professional engagement with colleagues in the UK and abroad. She frames her work around collaboration and clear plans rather than jargon. Anastasiia speaks English and Russian, which can help bilingual clients explain difficult experiences in their preferred language. People consult her about a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger and issues around intimacy and relationships. She also addresses career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges and the emotional impact of separation or divorce. Practicality is central to her approach - sessions aim to produce changes people can try between meetings. She encourages clients to notice what works, adapt plans where needed, and build resilience for future life changes.

How Anastasiia's Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and values, then move toward actions that matter despite hard feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which often helps with low mood, sleep problems and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build more secure ways of relating, which can be important for intimacy and relationship difficulties.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. This might mean combining elements from different approaches and adapting tasks to what a person can manage between sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Many clients find online work easier to fit into busy schedules and it can reduce travel time. Practical benefits include scheduling sessions around work, having shorter check-ins when needed, and using video or call options depending on comfort and bandwidth. The therapist will discuss what will suit your situation when you start.