About Damian
Damian Okafor is a counsellor who combines client-centred care with practical thinking to help people manage anxiety and stress. He works in a warm, interactive way and aims to treat each person with respect and compassion. Damian holds a Master of Science in Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
He has around ten years of hands-on experience in the United Kingdom.
Background and approach
That background includes work in GP surgeries and counselling organisations. Those settings shaped his plain-speaking, down-to-earth style and his focus on realistic steps people can use between sessions. In sessions he listens first and follows each person’s lead.
He uses client-centred therapy to build understanding and trust. He also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives. Damian helps with a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and addictions.
He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, self-esteem, anger, sleep problems and career uncertainty. Additional interests include multicultural issues, fatherhood concerns and navigating prejudice or immigration-related stress. He offers therapy in English and Igbo and accepts international clients.
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How Damian blends practical approaches for online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as an individual. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is shared and helps build confidence to make changes. This approach is useful for people who want a gentle, respectful space to talk about anxiety, grief or relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses short, practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviours. CBT can be helpful for people coping with panic, persistent worry, sleep problems or phobias.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Damian will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning means sessions can be adapted as needs change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make therapy more flexible and help people connect from different locations and time zones.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Igbo
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