Olga Chernyavska
Helping you to live a healthier and happier life
Holistic therapy with a focus on mind-body interconnection for people struggling with anxiety and worries.
Your mind holds your thoughts, but your body holds your story.
Let’s work together to create balance, clarity, and healing—inside and out.
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I’m a holistic therapist helping individuals like you—whether you feel stuck as a Trapped High Achiever or depleted as an Overwhelmed Helper. My compassionate, whole-person approach integrates mind-centred, body-focused, and mind-body integrated therapies to help you reconnect with yourself, find balance, and live with purpose.
A Holistic and Whole-Person Approach to Lasting Well-Being
Welcome! I’m Olga Chernyavska, and I am here to help. I’m based in Lewisham, South East London, offering a safe and accepting environment where you can navigate life’s challenges with support and guidance.
There is always hope, no matter what you’re going through—stress, anxiety, worry, fear, trauma, or burnout. Together, we will work to understand your concerns, overcome obstacles, and improve your quality of life so you can reach your full potential.
There is always hope, no matter what you’re going through—stress, anxiety, worry, fear, trauma, or burnout. Together, we will work to understand your concerns, overcome obstacles, and improve your quality of life so you can reach your full potential.
Healing the Whole You: Mind, Body & Beyond
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• For Trapped High Achievers: Address how overcommitment and self-pressure affect your body and mind, helping you regain focus, energy, and control.
• For Overwhelmed Helpers: Learn how nurturing yourself alongside others can help you set boundaries, avoid burnout, and reconnect with your sense of self.
Why This Matters:
What This Means for You:
• A holistic approach considers the deep connection between your mind and body, helping you recognise how stress, trauma, and emotions manifest physically—and how physical illness can negatively impact psychological well-being, such as by reducing motivation.
• A whole-person approach allows me to collaborate (if you wish) with GPs, nutritionists, or bodywork specialists to provide a comprehensive, personalised healing experience.
Addressing Every Dimension of Your Well-Being
As a therapist, I integrate both holistic and whole-person approaches into my practice, recognising the interconnectedness of all aspects of your life:
• Psychological: Mind (including thought patterns), emotions, and feelings.
• Physical: Overall health and illness—how your body holds and responds to stress.
• Social & Interpersonal: Relationships, work, education, and culture.
• Spiritual: A deeper sense of meaning and connection (if relevant to you).
My Philosophy: A Holistic and Whole-Person Approach
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• Mind-Centred Therapies shift thought patterns that influence your physical and emotional well-being, reducing stress and tension.
• Body-Centred & Mind-Body Therapies use gentle, effective tools to release trauma and tension stored in the body, improving overall well-being.
Even though mind-body interconnection is at the core of my work, many people find the term “mind-body connection” easier to relate to, which is why I use both in my practice.
• Body-Centred & Mind-Body Therapies use gentle, effective tools to release trauma and tension stored in the body, improving overall well-being.
Even though mind-body interconnection is at the core of my work, many people find the term “mind-body connection” easier to relate to, which is why I use both in my practice.
What This Means for You:
The Power of the Mind-Body Link
The mind-body connection explores how changes in one (mind or body) can influence the other, while mind-body interconnection takes it further by highlighting their inseparable and ongoing interaction as a unified whole.
Understanding Mind-Body Interconnection
Traditional Counselling & Psychotherapy vs. Engaging the Body in Therapy
Realise how the mind and body interact and influence each other
Incorporate the cognition and communication you receive from your body
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Traditional Counselling & Psychotherapy
Traditional therapy focuses primarily on verbal exploration—using language to process thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. This approach can help you:
• Verbalise emotions, feelings, and thoughts, making sense of your experiences.
• Analyse behaviour and recognise patterns that may be holding you back.
• Decide on goals and find solutions to challenges in your personal or professional life.
• Identify strengths and resources that support your growth and success.
• Celebrate achievements, increasing your confidence and motivation.
• Improve communication skills, enhancing relationships and social interactions.
• Make empowered decisions that align with your values and aspirations.
• Build a better quality of life, fostering stability, resilience, and fulfillment.
• Verbalise emotions, feelings, and thoughts, making sense of your experiences.
• Analyse behaviour and recognise patterns that may be holding you back.
• Decide on goals and find solutions to challenges in your personal or professional life.
• Identify strengths and resources that support your growth and success.
• Celebrate achievements, increasing your confidence and motivation.
• Improve communication skills, enhancing relationships and social interactions.
• Make empowered decisions that align with your values and aspirations.
• Build a better quality of life, fostering stability, resilience, and fulfillment.
Engaging the Body in Therapy
Integrating body-focused techniques allows you to access a deeper level of healing, particularly for emotions and trauma that cannot always be processed through words alone. By working with the body, you can:
• Listen to your body’s signals and understand how emotions manifest physically.
• Recognise stress, tension, and trauma stored in the body, allowing for release and healing.
• Use movement, breath, and sound to process emotions in a way that feels natural and effective.
• Strengthen the mind-body connection, fostering inner balance and emotional resilience.
• Develop nervous system regulation tools, helping you move from overwhelm to calm.
• Enhance self-awareness and presence, allowing you to feel more in control and connected.
• Listen to your body’s signals and understand how emotions manifest physically.
• Recognise stress, tension, and trauma stored in the body, allowing for release and healing.
• Use movement, breath, and sound to process emotions in a way that feels natural and effective.
• Strengthen the mind-body connection, fostering inner balance and emotional resilience.
• Develop nervous system regulation tools, helping you move from overwhelm to calm.
• Enhance self-awareness and presence, allowing you to feel more in control and connected.
If spirituality is important to you, we can also incorporate it into therapy. Spirituality is about acknowledging, understanding, and accepting that you are part of something much bigger than yourself. It can offer a deeper sense of purpose, connection, and meaning beyond the physical and mental aspects of healing, supporting you in navigating life’s challenges with greater clarity and inner peace.
For Trapped High Achievers, this approach helps break free from stress cycles and prevent burnout, allowing you to achieve success in a sustainable way.
For Overwhelmed Helpers, engaging the body in therapy allows you to release the emotional weight of always being the giver, helping you feel valued, supported, and re-energised.
For Overwhelmed Helpers, engaging the body in therapy allows you to release the emotional weight of always being the giver, helping you feel valued, supported, and re-energised.
Create a long-lasting balance within yourself and harmony with others
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• If workplace challenges—such as stress, anxiety, burnout, bullying, or injury—are impacting your well-being, I can help you process these experiences alongside deeper personal work.
• My insight into occupational health and workplace dynamics allows me to offer practical, tailored strategies that many therapists may not specialise in.
While therapy is about your whole self—not just your job—your work life may be one of many areas where stress shows up. If this applies to you, we can integrate it into our sessions as part of a wider therapeutic approach.
• My insight into occupational health and workplace dynamics allows me to offer practical, tailored strategies that many therapists may not specialise in.
While therapy is about your whole self—not just your job—your work life may be one of many areas where stress shows up. If this applies to you, we can integrate it into our sessions as part of a wider therapeutic approach.
How This Additional Expertise Benefits You:
While my expertise covers childhood trauma, anxiety, relational difficulties, and deep emotional healing, I also bring a unique understanding of work-related stress and workplace trauma due to my background in office environments and Health & Safety training.
My Background in Workplace Wellness
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Body-Centred Therapies
Yoga.
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Anthroposophic Therapy, and Sensorimotor Therapy.
Mind-Body Integration Therapies
Mind-Centred Therapies
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis (TA), Positive Psychology, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Psychodynamic Therapy.
I integrate tools from a variety of therapeutic modalities to create a personalised therapy experience tailored to your unique needs.
Tailored Therapies for Your Needs
My Therapeutic Style: A Blend of Mind and Body
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• Individualised Approach—I prioritise flexibility and inclusion to accommodate personal needs, including long-term health conditions and disabilities.
• Accepting Environment—I provide a safe, inviting space for you to explore and embrace what feels right for you.
• Positive Change—Positive Change: We regularly review your progress together, ensuring that each session creates maximum benefit and drives meaningful transformation.
• Accepting Environment—I provide a safe, inviting space for you to explore and embrace what feels right for you.
• Positive Change—Positive Change: We regularly review your progress together, ensuring that each session creates maximum benefit and drives meaningful transformation.
My Practice Values
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For the Overwhelmed Helper: Reclaiming Your Energy and Confidence
• Build self-confidence and set guilt-free boundaries.
• Rediscover your personal goals and dreams.
• Find joy in helping others without feeling drained.
• Let go of perfectionism and unrealistic workloads.
• Rebuild focus and energy while staying true to your goals.
• Create sustainable success that prioritises your health.
For the Trapped High Achiever: Striving for Balance in Success
Who I Work With
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• For Trapped High Achievers: Sustainable success without burnout.
• For Overwhelmed Helpers: Confidence and boundaries that allow you to thrive.
• For Everyone: A life aligned with your strengths, values, and goals.
• For Overwhelmed Helpers: Confidence and boundaries that allow you to thrive.
• For Everyone: A life aligned with your strengths, values, and goals.
Your Transformation Starts Here
Qualifications and Trainings:
BSc Psychology
Grief Movement Guide
Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
Post Qualifying Anthroposophic Psychotherapy
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioner
Therapeutic
Clinical Group and Individual Supervision
Clinical Group and Individual Supervision
Online Counselling
Time Line Therapy™ (TLT™) Practitioner
Kundalini Yoga Teacher
MA Social Work