- Warm and practical
- Values-based work
- Goal focused
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a counsellor who brings nine years of practice to helping people through relationship and life challenges. She holds BACP registration and works in the United Kingdom, offering support in English and Igbo. Benedicta focuses on practical conversations that help people make changes they want in their day-to-day life.
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and stress. She also helps with relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, grief, and issues connected to identity and sexuality. Addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and career pressures are among other areas she addresses.
Benedicta blends several approaches to suit each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build committed action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with changing unhelpful thoughts and routines. Attachment-based work and client-centred listening focus on making relationships feel safer and more understandable.
Her style aims to be warm and respectful. Sessions are shaped around what a person needs and wants to try. She also draws on coaching techniques to set goals and track progress when that fits.
People often start by describing a single pressing problem. From there she helps name the patterns keeping that problem alive and tries small, achievable steps forward. Benedicta encourages straightforward discussion and practical tools alongside space to reflect.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. The approach is collaborative and meant to fit into everyday life while addressing the issues that matter most.
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and stress. She also helps with relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, grief, and issues connected to identity and sexuality. Addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and career pressures are among other areas she addresses.
Benedicta blends several approaches to suit each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build committed action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with changing unhelpful thoughts and routines. Attachment-based work and client-centred listening focus on making relationships feel safer and more understandable.
Her style aims to be warm and respectful. Sessions are shaped around what a person needs and wants to try. She also draws on coaching techniques to set goals and track progress when that fits.
People often start by describing a single pressing problem. From there she helps name the patterns keeping that problem alive and tries small, achievable steps forward. Benedicta encourages straightforward discussion and practical tools alongside space to reflect.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. The approach is collaborative and meant to fit into everyday life while addressing the issues that matter most.
How her approaches shape online work
Benedicta uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps that align with those values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression and struggles with motivation because it focuses on action even when feelings are difficult to change.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours. CBT provides concrete techniques for stress, sleeping or eating difficulties and for changing daily habits that keep problems going.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Benedicta discusses your goals and preferences and then suggests which methods to try first. The choice is collaborative and can change as you learn more about what helps.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing quicker check-ins or making it simpler to join from a quiet space. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to keep momentum between meetings and to offer consistent support when in-person meetings are difficult to arrange.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
See below
Languages
English, Igbo
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Benedicta help with?
She supports people with relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, grief, self-esteem and career challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her manner is warm and respectful, mixing listening with practical steps. Sessions typically involve naming patterns and trying small, manageable changes.
What experience does she bring?
Benedicta has nine years of experience working with individuals, couples and groups on relationship and life problems.
What credentials and location are listed for this counsellor?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Benedicta?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.