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Celestina Oniye-Thomas, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Parenting-focused counsellor with practical support

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Years in practice
20
Registration
BACP
Languages
English
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Family conflicts
Focus
Trauma and abuse
About

About Celestina

Celestina Oniye-Thomas is a counsellor with two decades of experience in mental health work. She holds BACP accreditation and has focused much of her practice on parenting and relationship concerns. Her way of working is practical and direct, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more confident as they manage day-to-day pressures.

She helps people address relationship strain, family conflict and parenting or coparenting challenges. She also supports those coping with trauma, abuse and loss of confidence.

Background and approach

Sessions are tailored to what each person brings, and she adapts the pace and focus to suit individual needs. Her background includes long-term clinical work across a range of presenting problems. She draws on a mix of approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns, understand difficult feelings and build clearer choices.

This experience informs how she shapes conversations about practical next steps. In a typical session she listens closely, asks straightforward questions and offers techniques people can try between appointments. She aims to create a calm setting where parents and individuals can talk through parenting decisions, career worries, anxiety or stress.

Her tone is respectful and compassionate throughout. Clients often work on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and rebuilding self-esteem. She also helps people process past hurts such as abandonment, domestic violence, or family of origin issues.

The work moves at a practical, manageable pace, focused on what the client wants to change.

Focus areas and approaches

What Celestina works with

Everything Celestina lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Celestina helps people with.

Approaches Celestina lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and parenting decisions where someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers simple tools to shift patterns that cause distress. CBT can help with low mood, worry and breakdowns in communication.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different ideas and agree together what feels most helpful. Sessions can blend elements from different methods to match your needs rather than sticking to one fixed plan.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support or times when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep a steady rhythm of care around parenting, work and life commitments.
Questions

Questions people ask about Celestina

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people with relationship and family difficulties, parenting and coparenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and issues such as anxiety, depression and stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and conversational. She listens closely, asks clear questions and offers techniques clients can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have in practice?

She has around 20 years of professional experience working in mental health and counselling settings.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is BACP and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What formats are available for online sessions?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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