Counsellor profile
Ilona Rakauskaite, BACP
BACP counsellor - Stress and family concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness techniques
- Hypnotherapy option
About Ilona
Ilona Rakauskaite is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem issues, addictions, and career difficulties. She also supports people navigating relationship strains and family concerns.
Ilona uses straightforward, person-focused conversations to help people find clearer ways forward. Sessions tend to centre on identifying strengths, setting small goals, and practising new ways of coping. She respects that each person knows their life best and works with what they already have.
Her background includes counselling, coaching and hypnotherapy work across a range of concerns. That experience informs a flexible approach that mixes conversational therapy with practical tools. People often begin by talking through immediate problems and then try simple strategies between sessions.
Ilona draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships influence current patterns. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to help with stress and motivation. Hypnotherapy is used as an option to support confidence and habit change when appropriate.
Sessions are conducted in English and Lithuanian, and she is able to work with international clients. The focus is on clear, manageable steps - reducing overwhelm, improving communication, and helping people cope with life changes. Practical next steps are discussed from the first meeting onward.
How sessions work
How approaches like attachment work in online sessions
Ilona uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and significant relationships shape current patterns. This work helps people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and can support changes in communication and trust.She also uses client-centred methods that focus on listening and helping clients set practical goals. This approach is useful for people who want time to talk things through and then try small, achievable steps between meetings. Mindfulness techniques are used to teach simple breathing and attention skills that reduce immediate stress and improve focus.
Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Ilona will discuss what feels most useful based on the person’s history, current challenges and what they want to achieve. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework tasks.
The practical benefit of online work is fitting conversations into a busy life. Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to have regular check-ins, shorter catch-ups, or longer therapeutic meetings without extra travel.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Lithuanian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Ilona helps with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, addictions, career difficulties, relationship strain and family concerns among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a person-centred conversational approach that focuses on strengths, goal setting and practical coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience in counselling, coaching and hypnotherapy work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Lithuanian.
Does she work with people outside the UK?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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