Ebikefe Eldridge , BACP

Ebikefe Eldridge is a counsellor who focuses on women's issues alongside a wide range of life challenges. She offers one-to-one online support and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. Sessions emphasise listening, reflection and small steps clients can try between meetings.

Ebikefe draws on six years of experience helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those facing grief, trauma, problems linked to identity and experiences of prejudice or discrimination. LGBT clients are welcome and she describes her work as an ally.

Her practice blends person-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking. That means she pays attention to the relationship in the room and to patterns that may have developed over time. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice and manage physical signs of stress.

Cognitive behavioural approaches and psychoeducation are offered when practical strategies are needed. These techniques help clients test out different thoughts and behaviours and build ways to manage symptoms day to day. Solution-focused elements are used in shorter courses of therapy to agree clear goals and check progress.

Sessions are available online in a range of formats and can be arranged as short-term packages of around 12 weeks or longer work over 24 weeks and beyond. Ebikefe encourages clients to treat therapy as a regular space for reflection and change.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience and aims to make them feel heard and understood. It helps when someone wants a space to reflect, gain clarity and be guided at their own pace.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings and behaviour. It is practical and often used for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes because it suggests clear exercises and homework to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and is decided together. The counsellor will listen to needs and goals, try approaches in session and adapt what is used to suit each person. This keeps therapy collaborative and focused on what the client wants to achieve.

Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone appointments, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and caregiving commitments.