About Ilona
Ilona Rakauskaite is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She uses straightforward, practical work to support clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. Ilona writes and speaks in English and Lithuanian and practices from the United Kingdom.
She draws on seven years of experience in counselling, coaching and hypnotherapy to tailor sessions to each person's needs. Sessions often begin with simple goals and small steps, so progress can feel manageable.
Background and approach
Ilona emphasises the client as the expert in their own story and aims to build on existing strengths. Her approach includes attachment-based and client-centred techniques that help people understand patterns in relationships and grow more self-compassion. She also uses hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools to reduce anxiety, improve focus, and support habit change.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants to clarify values and find motivation for change. Ilona works with a wide range of life challenges including grief and loss, relationship and family problems, addiction, career worries and feelings of emptiness. She also offers help for people facing trauma, anger, and difficulties around communication and trust.
Sessions are offered in several online formats so people can choose what fits their life. The aim is practical, steady progress rather than quick fixes, with the counsellor and client working together to set realistic steps forward.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Attachment-based therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice recurring reactions and try new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and improve trust. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own experience and pace; the counsellor listens without judgement and helps the client find their own solutions. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support behavioural change, reduce anxiety symptoms and improve motivation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels useful, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on the client's goals and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can need less bandwidth and work well for focused conversations. Messaging and live chat suit shorter check-ins or a sequence of written reflections between sessions, which can help maintain momentum.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Lithuanian
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