- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centred methods
- Mindfulness practices
About Benedicta
Benedicta Sanio Ala-Oborie is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, stress and relationship difficulties. Benedicta also supports those facing trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, parenting strains and identity questions including LGBT concerns.
She draws on emotionally-focused ways of working alongside client-centred and psychodynamic approaches. Sessions can include talking, noticing bodily responses and simple mindfulness or breath exercises when helpful. Benedicta emphasises understanding patterns in relationships and feelings that are hard to name.
Her background includes work with bereavement, loss, complex trauma and work-related stress. She also has experience addressing issues such as eating and body image, intimacy-related concerns, anger and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment, communication and commitment issues, and sexual diversity topics such as BDSM and kink culture.
Benedicta uses the BACP credential as her professional registration. She does not diagnose, but will work with any existing diagnosis to help a person make sense of their experiences. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
To begin, people are asked to use the online matching process and schedule an initial session. Costs vary by location and are managed through a cancellable subscription model. This practical setup is used to arrange further meetings and ongoing work when both parties agree.
How her approaches translate to online work
Benedicta commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at attachment and recurring relationship patterns. In plain terms EFT focuses on feelings and interactional moves that keep people stuck and helps name what is happening in relationships.She also uses client-centred therapy, which keeps the conversation focused on the person's own perspective and pace. This approach helps when someone needs a listening, reflective space to clarify values and choices. Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice repeated patterns from past relationships that appear in current life and affect mood or behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Benedicta will discuss options with each person and use their goals and preferences to agree a way forward. That is a collaborative process where methods can be adapted as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help people keep continuity while working on feelings, relationships and stressful life changes.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Other areas include trauma, eating and body image, parenting and identity concerns.
What kinds of therapy does she use?
Benedicta uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and psychodynamic approaches. She may also include mindfulness and somatic exercises when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with issues such as bereavement, complex trauma, anxiety and work-related stress.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled?
Session costs vary with location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.