Benedicta Okoli, BACP
Benedicta Okoli is a counsellor who practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a counsellor who practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has nine years of experience helping people who are coping with relationship strain, anxiety, depression and life changes. Benedicta speaks English and Igbo and accepts international clients for online work.
Benedicta offers straightforward, person-centred support. Sessions focus on what is causing distress now and on practical steps that make a difference.
Background and approach
She combines talking, reflective exercises and problem-solving to help people feel steadier day to day. Her background includes work with trauma, abuse, grief and complex family dynamics. She also supports people with addictions, issues around identity and sexuality, and long-term difficulties such as bipolar disorder and chronic pain.
Benedicta pays attention to how past attachment and childhood experiences shape present choices. Therapeutic approaches she draws on include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based methods and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. These approaches are used to build skills for managing emotions, to clarify values, and to change unhelpful patterns.
Benedicta aims to create a respectful, compassionate environment. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs and goals. Many people find that having a clear plan and small actions between sessions helps them make steady progress.
If someone wants to start, they follow the site’s matching steps and schedule sessions that suit them. Sessions are offered in several online formats to make attendance easier for busy lives.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 403083 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Benedicta lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 counselling
- 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
Ways of working Benedicta names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How her approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and life changes where someone feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and gives practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, often used for anxiety, low mood and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how earlier relationships shape current ways of relating and can help with trust, intimacy and repeated relationship difficulties.Benedicta treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process. She will talk through different methods and together the person and counsellor decide which fits best. Plans can be adjusted as therapy progresses, mixing techniques to match changing needs and goals.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and messaging suits ongoing journalling or short daily support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Benedicta help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems, and also works with addictions, grief, identity and long-term health challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical with a person-centred focus. Sessions mix listening, reflection and tools to help manage thoughts and emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns in the UK context.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and she accepts international clients for remote work.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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