Benedicta Okoli, BACP
Compassionate practical support for parenting and relationships
Book with Benedicta- Years in practice
- 9
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Igbo
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Benedicta
Benedicta Okoli is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of practice. She holds BACP accreditation and works with adults who are facing relationship stress, parenting strains, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and a range of other life challenges. Sessions can include one-to-one and couple formats, and Benedicta speaks English and Igbo.
Benedicta aims to make the first steps easier for people who feel anxious about seeking help.
Background and approach
She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on clear, practical conversation. She listens for what matters most to each person and shapes sessions around those priorities. In practice she blends several approaches to match the problem at hand.
That can mean helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, learn new coping skills, or name the patterns that affect relationships and parenting. She also works with issues around identity, sexuality, and past abuse when clients choose to bring those topics. Benedicta draws on coaching skills alongside counselling to help people set goals and try new ways of relating.
Sessions are collaborative - the client’s goals guide the pace and focus. She aims to support people through change without overwhelming them. Her background includes work with people dealing with addictions, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity concerns, chronic illness and caregiving stress.
The approach is practical and person-focused, with attention to both emotional healing and everyday problem-solving.
What Benedicta works with
Everything Benedicta lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Benedicta helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Benedicta lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches online and what they offer
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on what matters to the client and supports steps toward a valued life, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past bonds shape current relationships. It can help people understand patterns that affect intimacy, parenting, and family dynamics and support new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Benedicta will explore goals and preferences with each person to decide which methods to use. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let therapists and clients see each other much like an in-person meeting. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow people to reflect between sessions and get support when writing feels easier than speaking.
Overall, online work offers flexibility and continuity while allowing therapists to use the same practical tools they would in person. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt ACT and attachment work to the formats above so people can progress from wherever they are.
Questions people ask about Benedicta
What kinds of concerns does Benedicta focus on?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions combine listening, practical coping strategies, and goal-focused coaching to address everyday problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Benedicta has nine years of experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, trauma, parenting strain, and related concerns.
What professional credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and what suits their needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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