Magdelena "Maggie" Rasheva-Malul , BACP

Magdelena "Maggie" Rasheva-Malul is a UK-based integrative counsellor who brings warmth, curiosity, and five years of professional experience to her practice. She holds a degree in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the main professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. Maggie approaches each person with genuine interest and a belief that most people are trying their best beneath the surface.

Alongside her paid work, she volunteers as a counsellor for two charities, reflecting a commitment to making therapeutic support accessible to those who may not otherwise afford it. She is an avid traveller of both the mind and the world, a lifelong reader, and a perpetual learner who draws on interests in neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioural science to inform her practice. These interests feed into her focus on self-actualisation and the ways personal growth contributes to wider collective wellbeing.

Maggie recognises that beginning therapy takes courage and vulnerability, and she invites people to take that step toward greater self-knowledge. She works collaboratively with clients to transform blind spots into strengths. While she does not promise miracles, she aims to plant seeds for change and to support small but meaningful transformations over time.

Online Approaches - Attachment, Client-Centered, and CBT

Magdelena often draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and trust. This approach helps people understand relational hurts, navigate intimacy-related concerns, and build more secure ways of relating.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on offering empathic listening and unconditional positive regard so clients can lead the pace and direction of their own growth. This method is useful for strengthening self-esteem, clarifying values, and working through life transitions.

When helpful, Magdelena integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. CBT tools can support clearer problem-solving and day-to-day symptom management.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is decided collaboratively. Magdelena works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the mix of approaches as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy lives and for people outside her local area. These options make it easier to fit regular therapeutic work into day-to-day routines and to maintain continuity even when schedules or locations change.