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Celestina Oniye-Thomas, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Parenting and co-parenting
- Communication problems
About Celestina
Celestina Oniye-Thomas is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people address relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and co-parenting, stress, anxiety and issues with self-esteem and intimacy.
Her approach combines practical techniques and reflective work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness and elements drawn from Jungian and existential ideas. Sessions tend to focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in daily life.
People often come with problems around communication, blended family dynamics, abandonment or attachment difficulties. She also supports those coping with career stress, compassion fatigue, eating and body image concerns, and the fallout from separation or domestic violence. Conversations aim to identify patterns that keep problems going and find concrete ways to change them.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused. Celestina works with clients to set clear, realistic aims and practical steps between sessions. She offers reflective listening and structured exercises to help people practise new responses outside the therapy hour.
If someone wants to try working on their relationships, parenting role, or recovery after trauma, she frames therapy as a process of trying things and reviewing what helps. The emphasis is on skills people can use in everyday life and on building clearer ways of communicating and coping.
To start, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
How her CBT and ACT work in online sessions
Celestina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and test practical changes. CBT sessions focus on clear steps, short exercises and checking what works in daily life.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which teaches how to make room for difficult feelings while acting on chosen values. ACT can help with anxiety, stress and difficult decisions by shifting attention from avoiding feelings to doing what matters.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to choose methods that suit their goals and preferences and to adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online formats are offered before booking. Many people find online sessions useful for fitting therapy around work, childcare and travel because they remove commuting time and make it easier to plan regular meetings. Others prefer shorter check-ins when time is limited, or video sessions when visual contact helps with exercises.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting and co-parenting difficulties, stress and anxiety, self-esteem, intimacy and related issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to try small, practical changes. Sessions include exercises to practise new responses between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience in clinical work supporting people with relationship, family and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How does the subscription cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.