EI Portrait of Esana Ilori

Esana Ilori, BACP

Calm, practical support for anxiety and stress

4 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Esana

Esana Ilori greets people who are feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to begin. She offers calm, practical support for stress, anxiety and depression. Her approach is direct and warm, aimed at helping people move from surviving to living with more ease and clarity.

Esana creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her.

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Background and approach

Conversations are kept simple and relevant so progress can feel steady and achievable. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred practice to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Work can include noticing physical reactions, testing out small changes, and clarifying values and goals.

Esana has four years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which she keeps visible on her professional records. Her background includes supporting people through trauma and abuse, life changes, postpartum concerns and career-related stress. She also helps with relationship issues, anger, ADHD-related difficulties and questions about life purpose.

Additional focus areas include multicultural concerns, immigration-related challenges and struggles with guilt, shame or feelings of emptiness. Esana offers a straightforward, compassionate way of working. She supports people to try new coping skills, work through painful memories and build practical plans for day-to-day life.

How Esana’s approaches work online

Esana draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and make room for valued action. ACT focuses on what matters to the person and helps build small, usable steps toward those values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify thought and behaviour patterns that keep stress and anxiety high; it offers clear techniques for changing those patterns and testing what works in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Esana will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adjust methods as needed. She works with each person to decide whether acceptance strategies, cognitive tools or a person-centred conversation fits best for their current concerns.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions can fit into a work break or low-bandwidth situation, and messaging options allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written support. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible, so people can access regular help around work, family and daily routines.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Esana commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression, along with trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing life changes, career strain, postpartum difficulties and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her style of therapy like?
Sessions are warm and conversational with a focus on practical steps. Esana mixes acceptance work, cognitive tools and person-centred listening to suit each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Esana has four years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, relationship strain and mental health after childbirth.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and appointments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
4 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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