Aldona Olchanowska
Practical, person-centred counselling for life challenges
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About Aldona
Aldona Olchanowska offers warm, practical counselling for people facing relationship strain, grief, stress, anxiety and change. She presents a straightforward, respectful approach and helps clients talk through difficult feelings and choices. Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Aldona is a BACP counsellor with 20 years of experience. She trained in special education and counselling in Poland and the USA, and has worked in treatment and educational settings. Her background includes practice in a university psychiatric hospital and further study in clinical social work.
Background and approach
Her style is person-centred and relational. That means the conversation focuses on the person in front of her, not on labels. She aims to create a speaking space where people can make sense of their feelings and try out different ways of responding.
She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and to build on small steps. Systemic ideas help when problems involve family patterns or repeated ways of relating. Together these approaches are used in a practical, down-to-earth way.
Aldona states her practice is age, race, faith and LGBT affirmative and she treats everyone with respect and sensitivity. People seeking help for issues such as addiction, eating concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, attachment questions or anger can expect a calm, attentive listener who helps plan realistic next steps.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 20
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 383282
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Aldona's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Aldona works with
Everything Aldona lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Aldona lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Aldona works online
Motivational interviewing is about helping people find their own reasons to change and take small steps. In practice this looks like gentle, direct questions and planning manageable actions that fit the client's life. Systemic ideas are used when difficulties involve family patterns or repeated interaction styles, helping people notice how relationships shape feelings and choices.
Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and test methods that feel helpful. Sessions are collaborative and adapt as needs evolve.
The original biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity of care and make regular meetings easier to schedule.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing relationship and family difficulties, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and trauma. There is also experience with eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain and self-esteem concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centred, focusing on the individual's experience and priorities. She also uses motivational interviewing and systemic ideas to help with change and family patterns.
How long has she been practising?
She has 20 years of experience working in treatment and educational settings in different countries, including clinical practice in a university psychiatric hospital.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify exact session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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