- Nine years experience
- BACP credential
- Works in English and Igbo
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a counsellor who blends psychotherapy and relationship coaching to help people facing big life challenges. She has nine years of experience and holds BACP, which appears in her professional details. Benedicta works with individuals and couples on concerns that range from anxiety and depression to relationship stresses and questions about identity and sexuality.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions are shaped around the client's needs and goals. She aims to listen first, then offer tools people can try between meetings. That may include skills to manage stress, techniques to change unhelpful thinking, or ways to repair relationship patterns.
Benedicta commonly supports people coping with trauma, domestic and sexual abuse, grief, and chronic health-related challenges. She also helps with parenting strain, career worries, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, and problems linked to caregiving or chronic illness. People coming with intimacy or sexual identity concerns are also within her scope.
She draws on several practical therapies including acceptance and commitment approaches, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural techniques, and dialectical strategies. The emphasis is on finding what fits each person rather than using one fixed method.
Benedicta offers sessions in English and Igbo and accepts international clients. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions are shaped around the client's needs and goals. She aims to listen first, then offer tools people can try between meetings. That may include skills to manage stress, techniques to change unhelpful thinking, or ways to repair relationship patterns.
Benedicta commonly supports people coping with trauma, domestic and sexual abuse, grief, and chronic health-related challenges. She also helps with parenting strain, career worries, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, and problems linked to caregiving or chronic illness. People coming with intimacy or sexual identity concerns are also within her scope.
She draws on several practical therapies including acceptance and commitment approaches, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural techniques, and dialectical strategies. The emphasis is on finding what fits each person rather than using one fixed method.
Benedicta offers sessions in English and Igbo and accepts international clients. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English, Igbo
Therapeutic approaches that work online and in conversation
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on what matters to you and builds small actions that move you toward those values. It can help when life feels stuck or when stress, pain or health problems keep getting in the way. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers clear, step-by-step techniques to reduce anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful routines. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to early relationship patterns and how they show up now in intimate and family relationships, useful for people who struggle with trust, abandonment or connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Benedicta will discuss options and try methods that match a person's needs, goals and preferences. She aims to make this a collaborative process so clients have a say in what feels most useful.
The original biography does not list the specific online session formats used, so please confirm exact options before booking. In general, working with a therapist remotely can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible for people living abroad to work with practitioners in the United Kingdom. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and skills training to an online or telephone setting depending on what suits the client.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Benedicta address?
She helps with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, parenting stresses, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with long-term health challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
The style is practical and collaborative. Benedicta listens first, then works with clients to set goals and try concrete strategies between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with individuals and couples across emotional, relationship and life-change issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
The profile lists BACP as the provided credential and shows she practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo for people in the UK and internationally.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Benedicta?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.