Milena Marcinek , BACP

Milena Marcinek is a UK-credentialed psychotherapeutic counsellor who brings a humanistic, integrative perspective to her work. Registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - she combines elements from different therapeutic traditions to tailor support to each person's needs.

Her clinical experience includes helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate depression, and work through family conflicts and low self-esteem. She also supports clients who struggle with motivation, confidence, and the long-term effects of childhood trauma. In addition, Milena has worked with individuals facing self-harm and suicidal ideation, offering attentive care and steady support as they explore coping strategies and safety planning.

Milena emphasizes a compassionate, non-judgemental approach that prioritises listening and understanding. She helps clients examine past experiences, challenge limiting beliefs, and reconnect with their core needs and values. Therapy is presented as a collaborative journey paced to the individual, with an emphasis on respect and empowerment as people take steps toward greater clarity and resilience.

Client-centered, Mindfulness, and Somatic Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive, empathic space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects and clarifies. This approach helps people who want to explore identity, build self-esteem, and work through relational patterns by encouraging self-discovery and personal growth.

Mindfulness therapy teaches practical ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgement, helping to reduce reactivity to stress and manage anxiety and mood symptoms. It can be useful for clients who want skills to ground themselves during difficult moments and to develop steady awareness.

Somatic therapy attends to how emotions are experienced in the body, using breath awareness, movement, and gentle somatic techniques to release tension and support trauma recovery. It often benefits people dealing with long-standing stress responses, trauma-related symptoms, or an experience of disconnection from physical sensations.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Milena collaborates with each person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals, and preferences. She works alongside clients to adjust the focus as therapy unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier for people to fit therapy into busy lives, to connect from different locations, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them when working with licensed professionals and therapists.