Monica Oleksy, BACP

Monica Oleksy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who offers compassionate, client-focused support to people navigating difficult life moments. With 10 years of experience, she helps clients who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to manage painful emotions by listening carefully and exploring feelings together. Monica aims to help people make sense of their experience, develop clearer self-understanding, and identify practical steps toward a more fulfilling life.

She provides a professional, non-judgmental, and personal environment where clients can speak openly about concerns such as anxiety, depression, isolation, anger, loss and bereavement, relationship difficulties, stress, low self-esteem, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and abuse. Monica has worked with many people over the years and has seen the ways appropriate support can enable growth and change.

Comfortable with cultural difference, Monica is attentive to how background and context shape each person’s situation and she approaches each client with respect and a willingness to learn. She offers therapy in English and Portuguese and is open to working with international clients. Monica is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Therapeutic approaches and online session options

Monica draws on client-centered therapy to create a space where the client’s experience is central; this approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so people can explore feelings and discover their own solutions, which is useful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

She also integrates mindfulness therapy techniques that help people build awareness of their thoughts and bodily sensations in the present moment; these skills can reduce reactivity to stress, support emotional regulation, and assist with anxiety and sleep difficulties.

Monica may use solution-focused ideas to help clients identify practical steps and small changes that move them toward their goals, a helpful approach when people want short-term, goal-oriented support.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Monica collaborates with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods so the therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Monica is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access support from home or while traveling and allow clients to select the format that best suits their day-to-day life.