Svetlana Hodge

Svetlana Hodge offers a calm, compassionate place to start when eating and food-related worries, stress or low mood feel overwhelming. She creates a gentle, person-centred space where people can talk at their own pace and begin to notice their own strengths. Sessions are welcoming and non-judgemental, with attention to what feels most important for each person.

Svetlana uses a client-centred approach that focuses on listening closely and responding with empathy. She aims to help people make sense of their experience, whether they are coping with anxiety, depression, or life changes. Practical conversation is combined with reflective listening so clients can explore feelings about body image, food, relationships and identity.

Her practice pays attention to relational patterns such as attachment and abandonment concerns. People explore how past relationships influence current eating or control issues. Svetlana also works with worries around blended family dynamics, caregiving strain, chronic illness and separation.

Svetlana has three years of experience and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She speaks English, Russian and Ukrainian, which can help when cultural background shapes emotional struggle.

To begin, people are invited to choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

How client-centred work adapts to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on warm listening, acceptance and helping people reconnect with their own resources. In practice this means the counsellor mainly reflects feelings, asks open questions and follows whatever the client brings to a session. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, body image and eating-related concerns by creating space to name and make sense of difficult emotions.

Working collaboratively is central to Svetlana's practice. She will help clients decide which ways of working feel most helpful, and adapt sessions over time based on needs, goals and preferences. Finding the best fit is a process she shares with each person rather than imposing a single method.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer speaking without being on camera or who need sessions outside usual office hours. Discuss practical arrangements with the therapist when you book so sessions match your everyday life.