About Mariya
Mariya Henderson offers short, clear help for common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting worries, grief, and issues linked to identity including LGBT concerns. She works with people facing trauma, eating and intimacy-related problems, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions. Mariya speaks English and Russian and practices from the United Kingdom.
She draws on nine years of professional experience to keep sessions straightforward and focused.
Background and approach
Conversations centre on what matters most to the client. Mariya uses a person-centred stance, listening closely and adapting the session to each person’s needs. She also integrates ideas from cognitive behavioural approaches and attachment work when these fit the situation.
In practice she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, localise patterns from past relationships, and try practical steps to change small habits. Sessions often include talking, reflection, and home tasks to build new ways of coping. Mariya emphasises respect, sensitivity, and compassion throughout the process.
Her aim is to support people taking steps towards better day-to-day functioning and improved relationships. She encourages a collaborative plan that changes as goals and circumstances evolve. People who prefer to work in English or Russian can discuss language needs when they begin.
Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling details. To get started clients follow the site’s intake process and arrange a session time that suits them.
What Mariya works with
Everything Mariya lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Mariya is listed here; the rest shows what else Mariya works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Mariya lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Mariya’s approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. In sessions the counsellor helps identify recurring patterns and tries ways to form safer-seeming responses in close relationships. Client-centred therapy centres the person’s own priorities and pace, offering a non-judgemental space to talk and make sense of difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioural ideas focus on practical steps to change thinking and behaviour, such as testing unhelpful thoughts and practising new coping strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mariya collaborates with each person to decide which elements to use. The plan can change as goals shift, and the counsellor will check in regularly about what is helping and what needs adjusting.
The practical benefits of online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life. Many people find it simpler to keep appointments around work or caring responsibilities, have a shorter check-in when needed, or avoid travel time. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.
Questions people ask about Mariya
What issues does Mariya help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, grief, LGBT issues, trauma and other everyday struggles listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred, which means sessions focus on the client's priorities and pace. She blends listening with practical steps when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Mariya has nine years of professional experience as a therapeutic counsellor plus additional work coaching young people.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options with the site before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session time according to the therapist's availability.
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