Benedicta Okoli, BACP
9 years in practice
Benedicta Okoli is a therapist based in the United Kingdom with nine years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 403083 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Igbo
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a therapist based in the United Kingdom with nine years of clinical experience. She holds BACP accreditation and offers sessions in English and Igbo. Benedicta meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that fit everyday life.
Benedicta works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, and parenting stress. She also supports people facing career changes, chronic illness, body image and eating concerns, and ADHD-related challenges.
Background and approach
Her practice includes work around attachment, abandonment and blended family dynamics. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions are conversational and aimed at helping people notice emotions, try new patterns, and make small changes that add up.
Benedicta adapts methods to each person rather than following a fixed script. She offers individual, couple and group formats and combines coaching elements with therapeutic work for people wanting clearer goals and steps. Benedicta emphasises respect, sensitivity and a non-judgemental stance in every session.
Her style is warm and straightforward, with practical suggestions when they are helpful. People who choose her often want support navigating family conflict, relationship strains, or major life transitions. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step helps connect someone to a suitable session time.
Benedicta aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear.
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 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 Benedicta names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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 therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognise and name core emotions and the patterns that keep them stuck. It can be useful for relationship tensions and for people who want to understand how feelings shape behaviour.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and small, committed actions. It helps when anxiety or avoidance gets in the way and someone wants practical ways to move toward what matters.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early connection patterns and how they affect current relationships. This approach can help when people notice repeated relationship difficulties or worry about closeness and trust.
Choosing an approach is part of the process and Benedicta treats it as collaborative. She will discuss different methods, try things out and adjust based on what the client finds most helpful. Together they set goals and check progress rather than assuming a single method will always fit.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video lets people work face to face when they prefer that interaction. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or messaging suits quick reflections, written processing, or people who find talking difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping a consistent schedule with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What sorts of difficulties does Benedicta help with?
She works with a broad range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, and career changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her sessions are conversational and practical, aiming to name emotions, try new patterns and set small achievable steps. Benedicta blends counselling and coaching elements to meet each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with individuals, couples and groups across a variety of concerns and life transitions.
Where does Benedicta practice and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo to accommodate speakers of both languages.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Benedicta?
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