Chibuike Ikechukwu
Compassionate counsellor focusing on change and meaning
About Chibuike
Chibuike Ikechukwu greets people who are feeling stressed, anxious or weighed down by life changes. He helps with low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, depression and coping with big transitions. He speaks English, Igbo and Yoruba and has 11 years of practice to draw on.
Chibuike uses clear, down-to-earth conversation to map out what is most troubling. He listens for patterns - for example around abandonment, attachment or communication - and helps people spot them too.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make small, practical changes that ease day-to-day strain and rebuild confidence. His background includes study in theology and counselling, and he holds BACP accreditation. That mix shapes his interest in meaning, values and emotional life alongside practical skills.
He has worked with people affected by immigration issues and addiction as part of wider practice experience. Chibuike draws on a few different approaches rather than one single method. He uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person, cognitive behavioural tools to address unhelpful thinking and mindfulness to rebuild calm.
He will explain options and adapt the work to fit each person’s goals. Sessions are conversational and aimed at being straightforward and useful. He invites people to identify one or two problems to focus on and then tries out small steps together.
The aim is clearer thinking, less overwhelm and better ways of coping.
What Chibuike works with
How Chibuike works
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Sessions & fees
How his approaches fit online therapy
Client-centred work focuses on what matters most to the person. The counsellor follows the client's lead, listens carefully and helps people notice their own feelings and priorities. This approach works well for clarifying values and making decisions during life transitions.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses straightforward exercises to tackle unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours, which can be practised between sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk through options and try methods that match the client's goals and preferences. It is a collaborative process and may change over time as needs shift.
Online formats provide useful flexibility. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and run longer sessions, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is limited, chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins and short reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel while using the chosen therapeutic methods.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Igbo, Yoruba
