- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and ACT
- Emotion regulation
About Elly
Elly Oka is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of life challenges including relationship strain, anger, addictions and career difficulties. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem problems, parenting strains, sleep and eating concerns, and neurodiversity-related issues such as autism and ADHD.
Elly takes a practical, person-focused approach. She treats clients as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions are collaborative and aim to find concrete ways to reduce distress and manage difficult feelings, including anger and resentment.
Her work draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical behaviour strategies help with emotion regulation and managing intense reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people to clarify values and move toward meaningful actions.
Attachment-based and client-centred ideas guide how she explores relationships and past experiences that shape current responses. Those threads are woven into sessions to help people understand why anger or avoidance can happen and to practise different ways of responding.
Elly also offers support for practical life transitions and ongoing stressors such as caring responsibilities, chronic illness, bereavement and work-related pressure. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first appointment is scheduled via the online booking flow.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take action despite difficult feelings. It suits issues like chronic stress, anxiety and values-based goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression and anger-related thinking. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving emotion regulation, which can help when anger feels overwhelming.Finding the right approach tends to be a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will try methods and agree when to adapt course or try something different, so the work fits the client's needs.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding the need to be on camera if that helps. Many registered or accredited professionals use online work to bring therapy into everyday routines, and the practicalities can be discussed when arranging the first appointment.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to anger?
She works with anger as part of broader issues such as relationship strain, career frustration, grief and trauma. Anger is addressed alongside stress, anxiety and coping strategies.
What style of therapy does she use?
She combines practical, client-centred conversations with techniques from CBT, DBT and ACT. The aim is to identify patterns and practise new ways of responding to strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on issues including depression, trauma, self-esteem and addiction.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
International clients are accepted. Check any time zone differences when booking a first session.
How much do sessions cost and how are they charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the booking process.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the booking flow.