Svetlana Hodge

Svetlana Hodge is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of experience supporting adults through life changes and periods of feeling stuck. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, family and parenting concerns, and the practical fallout of major transitions. Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian and she accepts international clients.

Svetlana works from a client-centred approach. In sessions she listens without rushing and helps people talk through what feels important to them. Conversations focus on what is happening now, and on small steps a person can try between meetings.

Many people who come to her report feeling overwhelmed by change, unsure about relationships, or worried about parenting under pressure. She often supports those managing grief, body image concerns, or the long-term strain of illness or caregiving. Her work also covers attachment and abandonment concerns, communication difficulties, and separation or divorce matters.

Her way of working is relational and straightforward. She pays attention to patterns in how people relate to others and themselves, and she invites reflection on what feels useful to try next. Practical coping strategies and clearer thinking about choices are common topics in sessions.

To start, clients use the site’s matching process and then schedule a first meeting. Costs vary with location and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm current session formats before booking to ensure they meet individual needs.

How Svetlana uses client-centred work online

Svetlana practises client-centred therapy, which means she listens closely and follows what each person brings to the session. This approach helps with anxiety, stress, relationship patterns and decisions about life direction by focusing on the client’s own concerns and perspectives.

She also draws on relational thinking, noticing how patterns in relationships affect feelings and choices. That perspective can help when parenting, coping with separation, or dealing with attachment and abandonment worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Svetlana will talk with each person about what feels most helpful and adjust the way she works according to their needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative - clients and the counsellor decide together what to try next.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or letting someone choose not to use video. These practical benefits often help people keep momentum while they explore life purpose and next steps.