Anastasia Seale, BACP

Anastasia Seale is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works with adults and young people and brings seven years of practice to conversations about difficult life moments.

Anastasia offers a calm and respectful space to talk about stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also supports people facing relationship strains, parenting challenges, issues with intimacy, and the emotional impact of chronic illness or caregiving. She adapts sessions to each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method.

Her approach draws on attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. In practice that means she pays attention to relationship patterns, listens without judgement, helps identify thoughts that cause distress, and looks at how past experiences shape present feelings. Sessions aim to be practical and understandable rather than full of jargon.

Anastasia has experience addressing a wide range of concerns, including abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family issues, body image, communication problems, dissociation, and bereavement including infant loss. She also works with people dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability and the strains of caregiving.

She offers sessions in English and Russian. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches used in online counselling and what they aim to do

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships affect feelings and behaviour now; it can help when patterns of closeness or distance cause pain. Client-centred counselling prioritises the person’s own experience and aims to create an accepting space where they can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical ways to reduce anxiety, mood problems and unhelpful behaviour.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will talk with each person about their concerns, goals and preferences and then decide together which ideas to use. That means sessions can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.

Session logistics should be checked before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it easier to arrange sessions around work or caregiving. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques for online conversations so people can work on relationships, grief, anxiety and long-term health challenges from a place that suits their day-to-day routine.