Olenka Hennessey

Olenka Hennessey is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage anger and related life stresses. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak honestly about what is troubling them. Her work centres on building a trusting relationship so clients feel heard and understood.

Olenka draws on an integrative approach that is tailored to each person. She uses methods from client-centred practice and mindfulness to increase self-awareness and reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help set practical steps and keep sessions forward-moving.

She has six years of experience working with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems, low self-esteem, grief, trauma and life transitions. Olenka also supports people facing workplace strain, parenting pressures, ADHD-related overwhelm, and challenges around intimacy and communication. She describes therapy as a collaborative process aimed at uncovering limiting beliefs and finding realistic ways to change them.

In sessions she prioritises empathy and steady support, helping clients name emotions and try new ways of responding. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented when that helps, and reflective when the situation needs more space. The intent is to help people build resilience and feel more in control of day-to-day reactions.

Olenka works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients through the service’s matching process.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Olenka uses client-centred and mindfulness-based work to help people notice emotions and respond differently. Client-centred practice focuses on listening, exploring what matters to the person, and building a strong working relationship. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and calm the body and mind.

She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable steps. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change, while solution-focused techniques break bigger problems into manageable goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative and will be shaped by each person’s needs and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, check the available session formats before booking because the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. Many people find that talking by video or phone still permits honest, practical work and the chance to practice new responses between sessions.