Dorothi Oviosu, BACP

Dorothi Oviosu offers support for people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and many other concerns. She works with issues such as depression, addiction, intimacy-related worries, parenting stresses and ADHD. Dorothi uses straightforward, practical tools to help people talk through what feels overwhelming and find clearer ways forward.

She practises within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework, listed as BACP. Over nine years she has worked with people from varied backgrounds on matters like family conflict, break-ups, abuse and eating difficulties. Her approach centres on listening with warmth and honesty so people feel heard.

Dorothi draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy and mindfulness. In sessions she may introduce simple exercises such as life graphs, sand or stress tools to make things easier to say and see.

She aims to give people autonomy and a clear map of change. Sessions focus on opening up options, practising skills and testing small changes between meetings. The tone is non-judgemental and collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Starting therapy is framed as a step that needs courage and practical planning. Dorothi invites people to slow down, notice patterns and try different strategies so they can move toward the life they want.

How Dorothi’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how earlier bonds shape current reactions. It helps when people struggle with trust, closeness or fears of abandonment by looking at repeated ways of relating.

Client-centred counselling puts the person at the heart of the work. The therapist offers empathic listening, acceptance and gentle reflection so people can find their own solutions and make decisions at their own pace.

Cognitive behavioural ideas help break down unhelpful thoughts and habits into small, manageable steps. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood and practical behaviour changes because it encourages experiments and new skills between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Dorothi will work with each person to try methods that fit their aims, adjusting tools and exercises as needed. The early sessions focus on what feels most helpful and practical for the client.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings around daily life and to work from wherever is quieter or more convenient. It can also support brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions and the use of simple interactive tools that mirror in-room exercises. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered and how scheduling will work.