About Benedicta
Benedicta Sanio Ala-Oborie is a BACP psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom. She has four years of clinical experience helping people cope with loss, anxiety and relationship strain. Her manner is warm and non-judgemental and she aims to make therapy a steady, supportive space for change.
She offers short-term and longer-term work shaped around each person’s needs. Sessions often include talking through painful memories, looking at patterns in relationships, and learning practical ways to manage strong feelings.
Background and approach
She also uses breath work, mindfulness and somatic techniques where these feel helpful. Benedicta combines person-centred listening with psychodynamic ideas about how past experiences affect present life. She describes her style as relational and aims to tailor the work to each individual’s circumstances.
That means the focus can shift between emotional processing, practical coping skills, and exploring recurring relationship dynamics. Her practice includes support for a wide range of concerns such as bereavement, trauma and complex trauma, depression, stress, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, and ADHD. She also supports people navigating family-related strains, parenting questions, and identity matters including LGBT issues.
Benedicta does not provide diagnoses but can work alongside an existing diagnosis to help people make sense of their experiences. She invites anyone ready to take a step towards change to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to begin the process.
What Benedicta works with
Everything Benedicta lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Benedicta is listed here; the rest shows what else Benedicta works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Benedicta lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How these approaches guide online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on clear, empathic listening and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful for building trust, improving self-esteem and exploring choices in relationships or parenting.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) works with emotions in the moment and with patterns that repeat between people. It can help when intimacy, attachment or communication problems keep coming up in relationships.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they will decide whether to emphasise emotional processing, reflective exploration, or practical skills like breath work and mindfulness. This collaborative approach helps make sessions feel relevant and manageable.
Please confirm current session options before booking as the profile does not list formats explicitly. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit around daily life and reduce travel time. It can also make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, use audio-only conversations when bandwidth is limited, or choose times that match work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, use these practical arrangements to support continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Benedicta
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
She helps with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems. The list also covers self-esteem, eating and body image concerns, ADHD and parenting-related strain.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is warm, relational and non-judgemental, with person-centred listening and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions can include breath work, mindfulness and somatic techniques when they suit the work.
What is her background and experience?
She has four years of clinical experience working with bereavement, trauma, anxiety and related concerns. That experience shapes a practice that blends talking therapy with practical coping methods.
Where is the counsellor based and how is she accredited?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as supplied in the profile. Any further location or office details should be checked on the booking page.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries book sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the booking process.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. The questionnaire helps match needs and preferences before booking.
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