Olenka Hennessey, BACP

Olenka Hennessey is a qualified integrative counsellor registered in the United Kingdom who offers a sensitive, supportive, and collaborative style of therapy. She focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship that helps people feel heard and able to speak their truth. Olenka aims to increase clients' self-awareness, foster insight that supports change, and challenge the self-limiting beliefs that can keep people stuck. She treats therapy as a personal, tailored process and places importance on finding the right fit so individuals feel comfortable and less alone while they work through feelings, thoughts, and experiences.

Olenka works with a broad range of issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, bereavement, and trauma. She also supports people facing life transitions - from becoming a parent or moving home to career changes, children growing up, perimenopause and menopause - and those adjusting to a new diagnosis such as ADHD, which can bring overwhelm and stress. Her aim is to help clients develop greater resilience, challenge limiting narratives, and discover more clarity about who they are and what they want.

Her integrative approach draws on evidence-based techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and is tailored to each person’s needs. Olenka holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and follows recognized professional standards. For more information about her practice, visit www.therapywitholenka.co.uk.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Olenka Hennessey

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions. This approach helps people explore identity, self-esteem, relationships, and emotional processing by providing empathetic listening and acceptance.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches practical techniques to increase present-moment awareness, reduce reactivity, and manage stress or anxiety. It can be especially helpful for clients who are overwhelmed by racing thoughts, emotional distress, or persistent worry.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative method that helps people explore ambivalence and build internal motivation for change. It is useful when clients face decisions about relationships, career moves, or health-related behaviors and need support identifying their own reasons for moving forward.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Olenka works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts methods accordingly, drawing on the range of techniques that best fit the client. Licensed professionals and therapists often blend approaches to suit individual circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical benefits - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions, and allow access from different locations while supporting regular progress.