Lucy Okocha

*** Exclusively Online & telephone ***

Online & telephone therapy allows you to have the space that works for you, where flexibility of choice & making it easier than ever to get the help you need, & when you need it. 

You can also have a combination of both. Being able to access therapy from the comfort of your home or wherever you feel comfortable throughout the UK.

No more rushing to leave work early, your stuck in a meeting & delayed with public transport which can sometimes be unreliable. You may have no childcare, an illness or physical disability, that may infringe your continuity in your journey of therapy.

Working hours are very flexible. Please contact me to discuss.

Life is an adventure you can not be lost. Only exploring a new path, is the strength you will feel tomorrow for going forward at your pace that you can manage.

Some people struggle to be honest with themselves, with how they are really doing. There may be times of emotional distress, that not every one has the support of friends, colleagues or family, to help them through the difficulties they are experiencing & facing.

Reaching out can be overwhelming, daunting draining & can lead to a downward spiral, of being in a dark place, if you do not have the support, which pushes you to your comfort zone. This can sometimes be more harmful than helpful to your journey of change, if you cannot trust, feel uncomfortable to open up, or have no one that really listens to your cries, as you may feel to you, that you are seen, but not heard. undervalued or not acknowledged. Let alone checked in, if you are okay.

Well guess what? YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

I am an experienced MBACP accredited integrative counsellor & psychotherapist, practicing for over 8 years. It has given me transferable skills & knowledge, to work with clients on many different challenging levels & work very much in collaboration tailored to you. It is important to recognise, we as humans struggle at times. Even the strongest amongst us all, feel fedup, unhappy, angry stuck, lost, confused & even ambivalent at times. This includes myself. We may feel the same emotions, think similar, bleed the same, but what is troubling you can be even more challenging for the individual experiencing this more than others. Remember, your situation makes you unique. 

This is why "it is okay not to feel okay". There is always room for improvement. We do not stop learning about ourselves until we take our last breath.

I am also a Certified clinical supervisor face-to-face, on-line & telephone. 

I am members of ACTO, BABCP and BAATN.

As a trained passionate professional, I use different therapeutic approaches. By using person-centre, CBT psychodynamic, solution focus, motivational interviewing, they enable me the advantage to work drawing ways to tailor for your therapy, that is unique to your individual needs.

As a supervisor, I use Hawkins & Shohet 7 eye model, and Sholtenberg IDM model. Both models facilitate and benefits my practising, that they are not specific to any one practical counselling modality, but as long as I am a placement supervisor, have the working knowledge and continuous skills of your particular training way, I ensure you, I will always and continue to work ethically and reflectively in a confidential and in a highly empathic way. This will support your development in your training, ongoing career developments, knowledge and skills in providing therapy to your clients.

I offer an inclusive practice that is respectful to a diverse range of clients, from young persons, adults, supervisee, and qualified counsellors from many different backgrounds, identities and cultures, with a wide range of presenting problems and challenges. This could be anxiety, depression, addiction, domestic violence, bereavement, health related issues, self-esteem, bereft, redundancy, relationship breakdowns, stress related issues, dealing with anger, being a first time mother, single parent or dementia, just naming a few challenging and overwhelming problems.

Regardless of your relationship status, sexual and gender identity, I believe that one size doesn't fit all. Getting to know you is a crucial part of our relationship. The better I know you, the more able, I am to adapt approaches. I can help you understand and manage, whatever life challenges throws at you and how to manage actionable and achievable steps to the hopes you desire.

I am offering FREE complimentary appointments of up to 20 minutes. This can be telephone or online via Zoom and teams with no obligation for further sessions. This also includes for supervision. This is so I can understand what it is you are looking for, from counselling or supervision for you to find out a bit about how counselling works or my supervision style. To me, it is extremely important for you to find someone that you feel connected too, good working alliance vibes that you can ask as many questions as you want, and gel well so you can make an informed autonomy decision.

I offer brief, long-term and open ended therapy. I also offer weekly, fortnightly or monthly sessions, depending on where you are in your journey and able to manage , as it is a way, of not ending, but it is just the point in your life story where you turn the page of your chapter journey of moving forward. The number of sessions required, varies and dependent on your situation. 

This will be discussed when you start and this is reviewed on a regular basis.

All ongoing sessions last for the duration of 50 minutes.

For supervision it can be 60 minutes or 90 minutes, depending on your needs.

My fees for counselling is £70, with limited concessional rates to trainee counsellors.

For supervision £70 for 60 minutes, or £85 for 90 minutes. Limited concessional rates for trainee counsellors

Exclusively Online & telephone only. 

Working hours are very flexible. Please contact me to discuss.

"Welcome trainees and qualified counsellors to a compassionate empathic 1-2-1 online & telephone supervisory relationship"

Thank you for looking at my profile. I have been qualified as a counsellor since 2015. It has been an uplifting journey, of learning different aspects of talking therapies, ongoing training, which has given me continuous valuable knowledge, understanding, skills & experiences.

Through this growth, & professional working experience, I achieved my biggest challenge, gaining my MBACP accreditation in 2018.  I used various approaches, person centered & the core conditions, which are extremely important to help build the relationship & help clients & therapist, like yourself to build a therapeutic working alliance relationship. This helps explore individuals unique thoughts & feelings, which brings them to their unique "happy place". Psychodynamic, I support clients self-awareness & understanding of the influence of the past on present behaviour. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) I draw upon cognitive skills ideas to support clients gain insight to foster actioning for change. Solution focus, I use to focus on building solutions, rather than on solving the problems that clients bring to therapy. They are all different in the use of skills & techniques, depending on where you are in your journey, which is again & always will be unique to you & clients. This also helps build the therapeutic working supervision alliance relationship, as you would with your clients, whilst as a trainee, or even qualified. I also embrace the diversity of counselling styles & ways of working with clients as well as trainees & qualified counsellors.

I am here to support you, in all areas of your training and qualified counsellors.  To have that space to breathe, when you focus on giving your best to your client work. You may feel dishearten, deskilled, lost, stuck or even overwhelmed! I know I was when I started my career journey profession. I get it. Trust me, you'll be treated with congruent emphathic understanding, in a safe space, where it is non judgmental, with unconditional positive regard. The same as you would give to your clients. It's all part of the journey of learning, training & growth as a trainee therapist or qualified. 

As a Certified face-to-face, telephone & online clinical supervisor, which I gained with Counselling Tutor, I use Hawkins & Shohet 7 eye model, and Stoltenberg IDM model. 

Both models facilitate & benefit my practicing, that they are not specific to any one practical counselling modality, but as long as I as a placement supervisor, have the working knowledge & continuous skills of your particular training way, I ensure you, I will always and continue to work ethically and reflectively in a confidential and in an empathic way. This will support your development in your training, ongoing career development, knowledge & skills in providing therapy to your clients.

If you would like to discover, if we are a good fit for each other, reach out to me, to experience for yourself. 

Remember " Its okay not to feel okay" 

This is an ongoing journey to improve, learning, skills & growth within yourself, to gain the best outcome achievement you deserve. Although I am experienced & qualified in face to face practice. I now am exclusively only doing online & telephone. 

I am offering FREE complimentary appointments of up to 20 minutes. 

This can be telephone or online via Zoom & teams with no obligation for further supervision sessions. This is so I can understand what it is you are looking for, from supervision & for you to find out a bit about my supervision style. To me, it is extremely important for you to find someone that you feel connected too, good working alliance vibes that you can ask as many questions as you want, & gel well so you can make an informed autonomy decision.