Chijioke Onwuzuruike, BACP

Chijioke Onwuzuruike is a counsellor with BACP accreditation and 11 years of professional experience. He offers a calm, straightforward style aimed at people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, addiction or the after-effects of trauma. He emphasises a practical, strengths-based way of working and respects each person as the expert in their own story.

Chijioke draws on approaches such as client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas to build clear, manageable steps forward. He uses mindfulness techniques to help people settle racing thoughts and improve day-to-day coping. He also draws on psychodynamic and solution-focused influences when it helps to make sense of patterns and to map short-term goals.

His background includes work across military and civilian settings, which informs his understanding of adjustment, loss and cultural differences. This mix of experience helps when people bring issues like abandonment, commitment worries, jealousy, isolation or problems with communication.

Sessions are conversational and goal-aware. Chijioke listens, reflects what he hears and then offers simple tools or experiments to try between meetings. People can expect practical ideas for managing mood, reducing urges tied to substance use, and improving how they relate to others.

He works with adults on a range of concerns including grief, end-of-life related strain, guilt and shame, and midlife questions. If someone wants to begin, they start by using the site continue button on this profile and completing a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How these approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting connection, with the counsellor following the person's lead and reflecting what they say to help them find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) emphasises identifying patterns of thinking and testing small behavioural experiments, which can be practised between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The counsellor will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and day-to-day needs, and then suggest ways of working that can be adjusted as progress is reviewed. That means techniques might be blended rather than fixed to one model.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Generally, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life because it cuts travel time and allows more flexible scheduling. It can also support shorter check-ins or sessions that use audio only when video is difficult, helping people try therapy while managing other commitments.