About Monica
Monica Oleksy is a counsellor who helps people facing stress and anxiety, as well as related concerns like low self‑esteem, relationship strain and grief. She uses a calm, listening approach to help people make sense of painful feelings and find ways to cope. Monica works in English and Portuguese and practises from the United Kingdom.
She aims to create a space where clients can talk openly and be heard without judgement.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, with practical steps to manage day‑to‑day problems and emotional overwhelm. Monica believes small changes in thinking and routine can bring relief. Monica brings ten years of experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Her background includes supporting people through trauma and abuse, bereavement, eating and sleeping difficulties, and panic attacks. She also helps with life transitions such as divorce and separation. Her way of working draws on client‑centred, narrative and solution‑focused ideas.
That means she listens for each person’s story, helps clarify priorities, and co‑constructs practical goals. Mindfulness tools may be used to reduce anxious moments and improve focus. Monica is familiar with cultural differences and aims to be open and respectful.
She supports people managing guilt, shame, isolation, compassion fatigue and issues around body image or control. If a concern isn’t listed, she invites people to ask and discuss whether she can help.
How Monica’s approaches work online
Client‑centred therapy puts the person’s perspective at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and follows the client’s lead to build understanding and self‑awareness. This approach helps when people feel stuck or unsure how to move forward.Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from painful stories they may tell about their life. Monica will work with clients to identify unhelpful narratives and to develop alternative, more empowering ways of describing experiences. This is useful for issues like shame, trauma and identity questions.
Mindfulness practices are also used to reduce anxious moments and to improve attention. Simple breathing exercises and grounding techniques can be practised in short stretches between sessions to manage panic or rumination.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Monica discusses options with each person and adapts methods to match their goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and evolves as needs change.
Online sessions offer practical benefits such as flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls support face‑to‑face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check‑ins, and text messaging can fit around busy days. These options help people access therapy from different locations and at times that fit their routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
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