- Person-centred work
- CBT techniques
- Couples support
About Gifty
Gifty Ogene is a registered counsellor and psychotherapist (NCPS) with 12 years' experience in the United Kingdom. She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, trauma and a wide range of emotional difficulties. She works with people facing addiction, parenting strain, career stress, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy.
She has particular experience supporting bereaved relatives, carers and friends after hospice deaths, helping people cope with loss, shock and the slow process of reorganising life. Gifty has also worked with couples on conflicts, communication breakdowns, infidelity and money worries. Her practice includes help with anger, emptiness, body image and caregiving strain.
Her approach is practical and person-centred. That means conversations focus on what matters to the client and how they want to move forward. She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns influence present behaviour, especially in relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and challenge unhelpful thinking that keeps someone stuck.
Sessions involve listening, clear boundaries and a non-judgemental attitude. Gifty aims to help people speak about difficult material and find ways that feel workable for them. She pays attention to cultural and belief differences and treats each person as an individual.
People who come to her can expect a mix of short-term practical work and deeper reflection, depending on the concern. The focus is on clear conversation, understanding recurring patterns, and trying different ways of thinking and relating.
How her approaches translate to online work
Gifty uses person-centred methods and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to guide online sessions. Person-centred work means conversations focus on the client's concerns and priorities, with the therapist reflecting and clarifying what matters most. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and practising different ways of thinking and coping, which can be set as practical tasks between sessions.She also draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at how early patterns affect current relationships. That helps when issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties or repeating relationship patterns are part of the problem. Together the client and therapist decide which approach, or combination of approaches, feels most useful for the goals at hand.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as specific options are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the time spent travelling to appointments. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions to match daily routines and preferences so therapy can sit more naturally alongside everyday life.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy issues and related areas such as self-esteem and career stress.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
Her practice combines person-centred listening with psychodynamic reflection and CBT to look at where feelings of guilt or shame come from and how they affect current behaviour.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years' experience working in counselling and psychotherapy, including work with bereaved relatives and couples.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered as NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with people outside the UK?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.