Mariya Henderson
Compassionate counsellor for relationship and life challenges
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About Mariya
Mariya Henderson helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting pressures, grief, trauma, and issues with self‑esteem and intimacy. She also supports people facing eating and body image concerns, anger, bipolar mood challenges, and life transitions. Mariya works in English and Russian and accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
Her approach centres on being respectful, sensitive and compassionate. Sessions are shaped around what each person needs.
Background and approach
She uses a person-centred way of working and can include elements of cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment ideas when these seem helpful. Over nine years she has provided direct therapeutic counselling and has additional experience working as a personal development coach with teenagers and young people.
That background informs her practical focus on everyday coping skills and clearer communication within relationships and families. In sessions she aims to tailor the conversation and a plan to each individual. People can expect calm listening, questions that help make sense of patterns, and tools to try between meetings.
The work is collaborative - the client’s goals guide what comes next. Mariya pays attention to issues that often lie beneath immediate problems, such as attachment and abandonment concerns, family of origin themes, immigration-related distress, and isolation or loneliness. She combines talk‑based exploration with targeted strategies to help people manage symptoms and make lasting changes.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 9
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 398185
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Mariya's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Mariya works with
Everything Mariya lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Mariya lists
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How Mariya works online
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Mariya will work with each person to decide which elements to use, guided by their goals, concerns and preferences. That collaborative planning means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow check‑ins from wherever the client is living. Because the exact session formats are not specified here, confirm the current options before booking to know how you will meet. Many people find remote meetings helpful for continuing work between life changes and for using written exercises or short behavioural tasks between sessions.
Questions and answers
What kinds of issues does Mariya help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflicts, parenting strains, grief, self‑esteem and intimacy concerns, and eating or body image issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Mariya uses a person‑centred approach, offering attentive listening and tailoring the work to each person’s needs. She may add CBT techniques or attachment ideas when they fit the goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience as a therapeutic counsellor and three years working as a personal development coach with teenagers and young people.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her listed credential is BACP and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian for people who prefer either language.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She accepts international clients and is able to work with people outside the UK.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should someone do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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