Magdelena "Maggie" Rasheva-Malul, BACP

Magdelena "Maggie" Rasheva-Malul welcomes visitors with a warm, straightforward approach. She is based in the United Kingdom and holds a degree in Integrative Counselling and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Maggie writes plainly about the courage it takes to start therapy and invites people to take that first step toward change.

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleep problems and work-related concerns. Additional focus areas include ADHD, compassion fatigue and complex family dynamics such as adoption, blended families and divorce.

Maggie blends several approaches in her work. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape reactions today. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking. Client-centred work keeps the conversation grounded in the person’s experience.

Her style is curious, respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions aim to be practical and paced to the individual. Maggie describes therapy as a collaborative journey that can uncover blind spots and build lasting personal resources.

Outside of practice she volunteers as a counsellor with charities and enjoys travel, reading and ongoing learning. Her varied interests feed into a reflective, thoughtful practice that values human complexity and everyday bravery.

How Maggie’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why certain interactions feel triggering and supports building healthier ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood. It tends to include practical exercises and short experiments between sessions. Client-centred therapy makes the person’s experience central, with the therapist offering empathy and non-judgemental listening so clients can find their own direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Maggie will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then agree a way forward that fits the person. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy lives, by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule around work or childcare. Online sessions can also make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, use audio only when bandwidth is limited, or choose a time that suits a different time zone. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well over distance, while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.