Counsellor profile
Svetlana Hodge, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Family and parenting issues
- English Russian Ukrainian
About Svetlana
Counsellor Svetlana Hodge is a BACP member with three years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian, and international clients are accepted.
Svetlana works using a person-centred approach. She listens without judgement and helps people talk through what is worrying them. The aim is to make sense of feelings and to find more helpful ways of coping day to day.
In practice she pays attention to relationships and attachment. She can help when issues link back to abandonment, avoidant or dependent patterns, or difficulty with commitment and control. She also supports people dealing with blended family issues, communication problems, and the strain of caregiving.
She offers help for people facing chronic pain, illness or disability, and for those struggling with body image, eating and food-related matters. She also works with people affected by domestic violence, separation, or divorce and the emotional fallout these cause.
Svetlana describes her role as walking alongside people while they reconnect with their own resources. Initial steps are straightforward: use the site matching button, complete a short questionnaire, and arrange the first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Client-Centred work appears in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person rather than on labels. It involves listening closely, reflecting what someone says, and offering acceptance so they can understand their feelings. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression and the stress of life changes.Svetlana also works relationally and pays attention to attachment. That means she looks at how past and current relationships shape responses to stress, abandonment or communication problems. These ideas help when someone struggles with commitment, control issues, or blended family tensions.
Working out which way of working suits someone is part of the process. The therapist and client decide together which elements to use, guided by the person's needs, goals and preferences. The colaborative approach helps adjust sessions as things change.
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and suit people who prefer not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can offer sessions that match different practical needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Svetlana helps with stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports people with family and parenting concerns and related relationship problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practises Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people make sense of their feelings. The therapist aims to be relational and collaborative in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working as a counsellor. That experience has included work with anxiety, depression and life transitions.
Which professional body is she a member of and where does she work?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can I have sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking by using the site matching button.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button on the site, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.