Aldona Olchanowska , BACP

Aldona Olchanowska is a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist with 20 years of clinical experience, offering compassionate, client-focused care from her London practice. She brings a broad background in therapeutic work across different countries and settings, applying an integrative approach that draws on person-centered and humanistic influences to meet each client where they are.

Her training includes academic and clinical study in Poland and the United States, and she has worked in treatment and educational environments, including university psychiatric settings. This range of experience informs her ability to support people facing relationship and family difficulties, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, and a variety of intimacy, eating, sleeping, parenting, and neurodiversity-related concerns.

Aldona practices in an age-, race-, faith- and LGBTQ+ affirmative way, treating clients with sensitivity and respect. She works collaboratively with individuals, couples and families to explore patterns, build coping strategies, and create meaningful change. Sessions are offered in English and Polish, and she is currently accepting clients, including international clients, through a range of online and remote formats.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and supporting the client’s own capacity for insight and growth. In online sessions this approach helps people feel heard and understood while they work on self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Systemic Therapy looks at patterns within relationships and family systems, helping clients identify how interactions contribute to problems and explore new ways of relating. This approach is useful for couples, blended families, and broader family conflicts and adapts well to remote formats where multiple participants can join from different locations.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on exploring ambivalence and building motivation for change, often used when people face addictions or find it hard to start or sustain behavior change. Delivered remotely, it supports goal-setting and gradual steps toward change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Aldona works collaboratively with each person to identify the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as therapy progresses. Licensed professionals and therapists trained in these modalities can deliver effective support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling, continuity of care across locations, and easier access for international clients.