- Relationship support
- Blended family issues
- ACT and CBT approaches
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, family conflict, anxiety, depression and trauma. Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and international clients are accepted.
Benedicta focuses on everyday problems that spill into relationships. That includes parenting stress, blended family issues, intimacy concerns, and difficulties linked to grief or loss. She also supports people managing ADHD, addiction and work-related strain.
Her approach draws on several well-known therapies. Benedicta uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify what matters to them. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and patterns. Attachment-based thinking informs how she talks about trust and closeness in relationships.
In conversation she keeps things practical. She listens, reflects what she hears, and helps clients try small changes between sessions. She works with individuals and with couples and groups when that is part of her practice, shaping the pace to what each person needs.
Sessions follow a straightforward process: an initial matching step, then a first scheduled meeting to set goals. Payments use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then choose a session time from available options.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps towards those values. Online sessions can use ACT to clarify priorities, reduce avoidance, and practise realistic actions between meetings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real life. In an online appointment CBT can include guided exercises, thought records and paced behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current closeness and trust. Online conversations can map these patterns and help someone rehearse different ways of relating in their everyday relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through a client’s goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and revisit that choice as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting meetings into a busy week and reducing travel time. Different arrangements suit different people, so please confirm which session formats Benedicta currently offers before booking. Online work can be adapted for shorter check-ins, longer therapy sessions, or paced homework between appointments to fit life demands.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Igbo
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, family conflict, anxiety, depression, trauma and related concerns such as parenting stress and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, conversation-based style drawing on ACT, CBT and attachment ideas to help people try small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with people on relationship, family and mental health concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; exact costs vary with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.