Benedicta Okoli, BACP
Compassionate, practical counselling for life changes
Details
| Name | Benedicta Okoli |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Igbo |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a BACP-registered counsellor with nine years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She meets people who are wrestling with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and life changes. Benedicta also supports those coping with trauma, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, and challenges such as ADHD and bipolar mood issues.
She adopts a straightforward and respectful style. Sessions focus on clear conversation about what is happening now and what matters to the client.
Background and approach
Benedicta aims to build a calm, steady working relationship and to help people find practical steps they can use between meetings. Her background includes work across family and relationship difficulties, issues linked to gender and sexuality, and recovery from emotional or physical abuse. Benedicta blends several approaches to suit each person rather than sticking to one method.
She uses Narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take workable actions, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Cognitive approaches are used when needed to address unhelpful thinking and behaviours. Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and international clients are welcome.
Benedicta encourages a collaborative planning process so goals reflect what the client wants to change. The emphasis is on steady progress, practical tools, and treating people with respect and compassion.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Benedicta works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Benedicta among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Benedicta directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Benedicta directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Some methods Benedicta uses include Narrative therapy, which helps people separate themselves from problem stories and look at their life narratives in new ways. This can help with identity questions, relationship patterns and repeated behaviours. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that fit their values; it is often useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to explore how earlier relationships shape current connections. That approach can make sense of recurring patterns in intimacy, parenting, or family dynamics. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Benedicta treats the choice of method as collaborative and will help pick techniques that match the client’s goals, preferences and practical needs.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for that collaboration. Video calls let you work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions are useful when less bandwidth or being off-camera helps. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to have shorter check-ins, share reflections between sessions, and fit therapy into a busy day. Registered and accredited professionals can use these formats to maintain continuity of care and flexibility for clients.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Benedicta help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, as well as challenges like ADHD, bipolar, and self-esteem concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, respectful and practical. Sessions focus on clear conversation, making space for feelings, and identifying small actions to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with people affected by family conflict, abuse, trauma and relationship difficulties.
Where is Benedicta based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and she can work with clients based outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
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