Elena Makarova, MFT

I’ve met Elena Makarova-​Kudelin at a very difficult time in my life. I was going through a crisis in my personal life and was hospitalized involuntarily for attempts to hurt myself and suicide thoughts
With Elena’s help several times a week I was able to overcome it. She was my angel who really saved me. I used to come to her office a bit in advance and always waited for an app-​t to start because elena’s calm and soothing approach, her professional skills immediately helped me feeling better, more optimistic, and clear up my thoughts.
Even sitting by the door to her office I felt that nothing bad could happen to me any more, I felt protected, shielded, I felt capable of taking care of myself and my life.
I knew that after the session I would definitely feel even better, and driving back was trying to repeat to myself all great things Elena brought to my attention, the positive angle to look at things that she showed me.
When I recovered enough after my crisis, I decided to continue the therapy because elena’s attention to everything, to the smallest detail, her support, her efficiency and wisdom made me understand that I could improve my relationship with myself, my husband and even the world.
She helped me see where I created problems in my relationship and how different techniques could help me avoid them. She showed me my relationship on a deeper level, which I wasn’t aware of, taught me the right attitude to things and ideas.
I have to admit, it wasn’t easy, sometimes I wasn’t willing to agree with her ideas and implement the techniques but very tactfully and firmly Elena was leading me to, basically, the better me, the better life I could have.
I’ve been in therapy for over a year and would have definitely stayed longer because I felt it was helping me a lot, but my mom got a stroke and I had to focus on her mostly.
In any case, I’m very grateful to Elena and would recommend her very much to anyone going through a rough time in life.

Elena helped me through some of the most challenging times in my life (incl. grief and loss, inter-​personal relationship, international move, self-​esteem, etc). Problems can’t be solved over night. It took over a year of sessions, but she got me where I needed to be and I am forever thankful (and very happy in life now!) for Elena. While she remains extremely professional, it’s clear that she genuinely cares for her clients well-​being.

Elana is my colleague. She is not only a very professional marriage and family therapist but she is a warm, pleasant inviting person. Learning for her is a life experience. She brings to the therapy her sophisticated deep knowledge from different perspectives and remarkable ability to accommodate the right approach to a specific client or couples.

I have consulted Elena because of a complex interpersonal situation that had occurred in my business. I have many friends but I needed professional advice rather than venting opportunity. Elena was simply fantastic; she is well versed in relationship difficulties and helped me see the conflict from different perspectives during therapy sessions. Together we considered plans of action for my situation and Elena helped me deal with feelings that arose for me in connection with this issue.
I highly recommend Elena Makarova, MFT as a therapist for sorting out difficult situations whether they arise in the workplace or at home. Besides being professional, Elena is a delightful person, pleasant to deal with, easy to talk to and be in the presence of.