Gifty Ogene

Gifty Ogene is a counsellor and psychotherapist with 12 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She supports people with emotional wellbeing concerns, working respectfully with their cultures and beliefs while keeping a non-judgemental stance. Gifty draws on her background in both counselling and psychotherapy to offer practical, person-focused care.

Her experience includes supporting bereaved relatives, carers and friends who have lost someone in hospice care. She has helped people process shock, loss and the slow work of reorganisation after bereavement. Gifty also has a history of helping people manage anxiety, depression and the ripple effects of trauma and abuse.

She has worked with couples on communication problems, infidelity, unforgiveness and financial tensions, aiming to improve how partners talk and make decisions. Her practice also covers a wide range of life stresses, including parenting strain, addictions, grief, work pressures and questions about intimacy and self-esteem.

Gifty uses a small set of complementary approaches. The person-centred model guides the therapeutic relationship and creates the space for growth. Psychodynamic ideas help people see how past patterns affect present relationships. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot and test thoughts that hold someone back.

She maintains clear professional boundaries and a non-judgemental attitude in sessions. Gifty holds the NCPS credential and offers therapy in English. People interested in starting can use the site's Start Therapy process to match and book sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based thinking emphasises how early connections shape how someone relates now. Online sessions can help people notice patterns of closeness and distance, and practice new ways of asking for needs to be met. Client-centred, or person-centred, work focuses on the here-and-now of the relationship with the counsellor; it creates a listening space where the client's experience guides each session. Cognitive behavioural work looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs and preferences and suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family life, reducing travel time and making it easier to keep sessions regular. Specific session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm the options available before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for steady, ongoing work and for trying out new ways of communicating between appointments.