About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and ACT methods
About Elly
Elly Oka is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also helps with relationship strain, self-esteem, bereavement and career-related problems.
Elly sees the person as the expert on their own life and focuses on practical ways to make daily coping feel easier. Conversations are straightforward and paced to what the client can manage. Sessions often include short, actionable steps to try between meetings.
Her work draws on several well-known approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods to look at how early patterns affect current relationships. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills may be used for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day regulation.
In sessions she helps people talk through parenting stress, family conflict, intimacy-related worries and issues around addiction or sleep. She also offers support for people living with long-term health challenges, caring responsibilities, or the aftermath of loss and bereavement.
Elly accepts clients from the UK and internationally and conducts therapy in English. Her practice operates via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Elly integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with small experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take practical steps towards those values while allowing difficult feelings to be present.She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas when relationship or parenting issues are central. Attachment-based work notices how earlier care affects current closeness and trust. Client-centred practice means the conversation is led by the person’s concerns and pace rather than fixed agendas.
Choosing the right approach is part of the first sessions. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and practical needs, and then agree a plan together. That plan can be adjusted as work progresses so methods fit the person rather than the other way round.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into busy routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use that flexibility to help sessions sit more naturally around parenting, work and daily life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship strain, plus issues like parenting, grief and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses straightforward, practical conversations and suggests small steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life problems.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and the cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.