Anastasiia Makarova
Compassionate, practical cognitive-behavioural counsellor
About Anastasiia
Anastasiia Makarova is a counsellor with four years of practice who works from a cognitive-behavioural perspective. She meets people coming through low mood, anxiety and stressful life changes and uses clear, practical methods to help them feel more able to cope. Anastasiia speaks English and Russian and sees clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.
She focuses on problems such as depression, persistent anxiety, sleep difficulties and low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, career stress and challenges linked to ADHD or compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Anastasiia pays attention to patterns that make daily life harder, such as avoidance, codependency or difficulties with commitment and communication. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas, as well as trauma-focused and emotionally-focused work when needed. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
She aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and learn straightforward skills to change them. Anastasiia uses research findings and keeps up with developments through international conferences and professional associations. She holds BACP credentialing and follows the standards associated with that membership.
This background guides how she plans and adapts sessions for each person. People who prefer clear structure and concrete steps tend to find her style helpful. She offers a mix of talk-based strategies and exercises you can practise between sessions.
If you are looking for focused support with mood, anxiety or life transitions, she may be a good fit.
What Anastasiia works with
How Anastasiia works
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Listed by Anastasiia among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small, meaningful actions that move life in the direction someone cares about, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, known as CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns and introduce practical exercises and behavioural changes that reduce symptoms and increase day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these approaches with clients and choose what fits best with their goals and preferences. That conversation is collaborative and may combine elements from different approaches as needs become clearer.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful for longer, interactive sessions and exercises. Phone sessions can be a good low-bandwidth option when video is not practical. Live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel while keeping a steady course of support.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Russian
