Marita Lashko , BACP

Marita Lashko is an accredited BACP therapist working in the United Kingdom with 13 years of clinical experience. She has delivered adult mental health support across a range of settings, including a doctors' surgery, a low-cost charity organisation, private practice, and schools where she worked with parents, staff, and pupils.

Based in London, Marita has experience with multicultural communities and, drawing on her European heritage, is attuned to the ways cultural background can shape a person's experience. She has supported people facing anxiety, grief and loss, depression, self-harm, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and trauma.

Her practice is integrative with a relational, person-centred foundation. She draws on solution-focused techniques, psychodynamic perspectives, trauma-focused methods, and mindfulness, and uses psychoeducation to help clients understand mind-body connections. This blend allows her to tailor work to each person's needs while keeping the therapeutic relationship central.

Marita's style is rooted in compassion and respect. She recognises the courage it takes to seek help and provides time and space for reflection, growing self-awareness, and emotional regulation. Therapy aims to clarify goals, support practical next steps, and empower clients to move forward in an honest, non-judgemental way.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions with Marita Lashko

Marita uses a client-centred approach that focuses on building a supportive therapeutic relationship and helping clients explore their feelings and values at their own pace. This approach is helpful for people working on self-esteem, relationship concerns, and general emotional distress.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore patterns from earlier experiences that may influence current thoughts and behaviours. This can be useful for understanding recurring difficulties, attachment issues, and deeper emotional themes.

For clients affected by trauma, Marita incorporates trauma-focused techniques to address the impact of traumatic events and support recovery of emotional regulation and resilience. These methods are tailored to pace and readiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Marita works collaboratively with clients to identify methods that best match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She adapts sessions over time as priorities change and progress develops.

Online therapy with Marita is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family, and daily commitments. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals and sustain ongoing support even when in-person meetings are not possible.