Elly Oka , BACP

Elly Oka is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and grief. She works with issues such as addiction, sleeping and eating problems, and career or parenting strain.

Elly believes that people are the experts in their own lives and brings a respectful, down-to-earth style to sessions. She encourages practical steps and small changes that can make daily life easier. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Her approach draws on methods like acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioural techniques. She also uses attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to help people understand patterns in relationships. Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and coping skills are needed.

Elly has five years of professional experience. Her credential is BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She practises from the United Kingdom and offers work in English.

She accepts international clients and provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Practical matters such as cost and scheduling use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before booking.

How chosen approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavioural experiments to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep and some eating or addictive behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Elly will work collaboratively to see which methods suit a person's goals and preferences, and adapt tools as the work progresses. That shared decision-making helps tailor sessions to what is actually helpful for the individual.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different days and needs. Video makes it possible to work in a conversational way similar to face-to-face sessions. Phone sessions can be lighter on bandwidth and easier during a busy day. Live chat and messaging are useful for check-ins, brief coaching or when typing feels easier than speaking, so people can fit therapy around work, family and travel.