About Chibuike
Chibuike Ikechukwu is a counsellor with 11 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. He speaks English, Igbo and Yoruba and aims to make therapy straightforward and accessible for clients in the United Kingdom and beyond. He uses a practical, person-focused style in sessions.
Chibuike listens closely, helps people name what feels difficult, and then works with them to try new ways of coping. Conversations are paced to fit the client, with a mix of short-term tools and deeper reflection depending on need.
Background and approach
Chibuike trained in counselling and holds a Diploma in Counselling from Oxford (ODL) and a BSc in Counselling from the University of East London. He also has academic degrees in theology and has practised in community settings, including work with refugees and people facing immigration-related stress. His approach combines client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive and mindfulness work.
That means practical strategies for stress and anxiety alongside attention to emotions and personal meaning. He also draws on ideas from emotionally-focused and existential work when relationships or life direction are central concerns. Common issues he helps people tackle include relationship strain, coping with life changes, body image and addiction concerns.
He also supports people dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, fertility or fatherhood worries, guilt and forgiveness and difficulties around communication. Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Chibuike describes his role as a collaborator who helps people identify small, realistic steps to improve how they feel and manage day-to-day challenges.
How Chibuike blends approaches for online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist allows people to lead the conversation while offering empathy and clear reflection, which helps when someone needs to feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works with thoughts and behaviours; it teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety and manage stress by changing unhelpful thinking and trying different actions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong feelings that affect relationships and self-worth, providing steps to notice patterns and respond differently.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then try methods that fit. If one way does not suit, adjustments are made so the plan stays useful and relevant to the client’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit around work, family or travel. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in, and live chat or text messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care across time zones and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Igbo, Yoruba
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