Aldona Olchanowska , BACP

Aldona Olchanowska is a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist with 20 years of experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, family conflicts, grief, depression, anxiety and a wide range of life transitions. She has worked in treatment and educational settings in Poland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and currently practices in London. Her formal training includes a Master of Science in Special Education from Warsaw University, a Master of Education in Counselling and Guidance from North Dakota State University, and an additional year of study in Clinical Social Work at the University of Denver. These qualifications give her a broad foundation in therapeutic practice and work with diverse clinical settings.

Aldona uses an integrative approach that draws on client-centered methods, motivational interviewing and systemic ideas to offer holistic support tailored to each person or family. She has clinical experience in university psychiatric settings and has completed trainings across different psychotherapeutic schools, which informs her flexible way of working with issues such as trauma and abuse, addiction, neurodiversity, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and caregiver stress, and mood conditions including bipolar disorder.

Her practice is affirming of age, race, faith and LGBTQ+ identities, and she works with clients across the lifespan. Aldona emphasizes collaboration, respect and compassion, helping people identify goals and take practical steps toward the changes they want to make. She accepts international clients and provides therapy in English and Polish.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Aldona draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful and empathetic space where the client leads the pace and goals of work. This approach helps people explore feelings, build self-awareness and clarify the changes they want to make. Motivational interviewing is another method she uses to support ambivalence and readiness for change through collaborative, strengths-based conversation that helps people identify their own reasons for taking steps forward. Systemic therapy looks at relationships and family patterns, helping clients understand how interactions and roles contribute to problems and how shifts in those patterns can improve wellbeing.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Aldona treats that choice as a collaboration. She will work with each person or family to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and adapt her style over time as progress emerges.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines and comfort levels. Working remotely makes it easier to maintain continuity of care despite geographic distance or busy schedules, while still allowing therapists and licensed professionals to focus on meaningful therapeutic work together.