Ilona Rakauskaite , BACP

Ilona Rakauskaite is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns. She works with people who are struggling with self-esteem, motivation, career setbacks and issues related to addiction and compassion fatigue. Ilona speaks English and Lithuanian and practises from the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration which is shown as BACP.

Ilona uses a calm, practical style in sessions. She treats each person as the expert on their life and focuses on small, usable steps that fit day-to-day life. People tend to work on clearer goals, improved coping and steadier emotional balance.

Her approach draws on attachment-based methods to look at patterns from early relationships. She uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools are offered when suitable to support stress, anxiety and motivation.

Over seven years of practice have given her experience with grief, trauma, family problems and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, communication and commitment concerns, and challenges linked to addiction.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused. Ilona listens, reflects and helps people try practical techniques between meetings. People come away with clearer options and ways to test new choices in everyday life.

Practical approaches for online therapy and healing

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at recurring patterns that come from early relationships and how they affect current connections. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and aims to create steadier emotional responses.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The counsellor mirrors back concerns and helps the client find their own solutions, which can be useful for low self-esteem, life changes and relationship worries.

Ilona will work with the client to decide which approach fits best. That choice is collaborative and can change as goals shift. Together they set small, realistic steps and try techniques that suit the person’s life and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold longer sessions, phone sessions work well when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide short check-ins and written reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel while keeping continuity of care.