Anastasia Miloslavskaya, ACA

Anastasia Miloslavskaya is an ACA counsellor practising in Australia with five years' experience. She works with grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career decisions and ADHD, and she often supports people grappling with changes that affect their daily life. Anastasia uses a direct, conversational style in sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use between appointments.

She trained and worked across different countries before opening a private practice, which informs her perspective on adjustment and relocation stress. Anastasia helps clients talk through feelings of loss, loneliness and the practical impact of big life changes. She encourages short-term strategies to manage anxiety alongside longer-term reflection on values and priorities.

Anastasia draws from several approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In practice she mixes elements that suit the person in front of her, explaining options and reasons clearly. Sessions centre on noticing patterns, trying new behaviours, and learning small skills that make daily life easier.

She also works with family of origin issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, and caregiver stress. Anastasia named respect and kindness as guiding values, and she aims to help people feel heard and validated while they work through practical problems.

Outside work she enjoys creative activities such as painting and writing. The focus in sessions is on concrete changes clients can practise between meetings and on rebuilding confidence to move forward.

Approaches used in online sessions