Counsellor profile
Olenka Hennessey, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem
- Mindfulness
About Olenka
Olenka Hennessey is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting strains and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, self-esteem and issues around intimacy and eating or sleeping. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Olenka uses a person-focused style that aims to build trust and understanding. She listens and helps people make sense of their feelings and patterns. Her way of working draws on client-centred principles alongside mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help people notice what works for them.
She will help clients identify unhelpful beliefs and consider small changes that can make daily life easier. Motivational interviewing techniques are used to explore values and encourage steps towards goals. This can be helpful for concerns such as career decisions, parenting pressures, or adjusting after separation.
Olenka also helps people manage the effects of trauma, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related overwhelm by encouraging practical coping strategies and increased self-awareness. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s own experience guides the work.
Practical matters such as how sessions are arranged are handled through the site. The service uses a subscription model which can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled via the platform.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Olenka uses client-centred work and mindfulness alongside motivational interviewing to support practical change. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client’s lead, which helps when someone needs to make sense of difficult feelings or life changes. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep, eating or stress management. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps people clarify values and build the small steps needed to meet goals, useful for career moves, parenting changes or breaking unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That plan can change as the client sees what helps, and decisions about techniques are made collaboratively rather than imposed.
Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every meeting. Check the session options when you schedule to make sure the format suits practical needs.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, plus grief, trauma, self-esteem and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred with a practical focus, using mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to help people clarify goals and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a series of sessions?
Start by clicking the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.