About John
John Odutemu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of experience. He works with people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction. He aims to create a calm space where people can begin to sort things out and feel less stuck.
He listens without judgement and adapts conversations to each person's situation. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Clients can expect clear goals and guidance alongside reflective listening. John uses a mix of approaches that suit different needs. He often draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts.
He also uses acceptance and commitment principles to help people notice values and take action despite difficult feelings. Attachment-based work helps when relationship histories shape current reactions. Dialectical strategies support emotional regulation and coping skills when feelings feel intense.
Client-centred principles mean the person remains central to choices about pace and direction. John has helped people with grief, trauma and abuse, self‑esteem, parenting strain, sleeping and eating issues, and career concerns. He also supports people with ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
He approaches sexuality and LGBT issues with sensitivity. He tailors a plan for each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all model. The first sessions are used to understand what matters to the client and agree realistic next steps.
If you are ready to begin, he invites that first step with encouragement and respect.
How John’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take steps that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It often includes homework and simple strategies to use between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. John will discuss options with each person and try methods that suit their goals and preferences. Together they set clear priorities and review progress so the work can change if needed.
Online therapy gives flexibility for different needs. Video calls let people work face to face from another location. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing connection and quick reflections between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, travel or mobility constraints and to continue work even when schedules shift.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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