Celestina Oniye-Thomas, BACP
Celestina Oniye-Thomas is a counsellor with two decades of clinical experience.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and Abuse
- +14 more
About Celestina
Celestina Oniye-Thomas is a counsellor with two decades of clinical experience. She is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers calm, direct support for people facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain and changes in life circumstances.
Her style is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what is causing distress now and what can be changed next. She listens for patterns from past experience and helps people try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Work may include talking, reflective exercises and simple daily practices to reduce overwhelm. Celestina draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take manageable steps.
Cognitive behavioural tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Mindfulness and existential perspectives support people facing loss, meaning questions or empty feelings. She has particular knowledge of family and relationship concerns, adoption and foster care matters, attachment and abandonment issues, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
She also helps with parenting stress, career and self-esteem problems, and compassion fatigue experienced by carers. Her sessions are offered in English to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Practical formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions that suit the client’s schedule.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 194219 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Celestina works with
Everything Celestina lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Celestina lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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.
Online support
Finding the right approach is something she does together with each person. Early sessions explore the client’s goals, daily routines and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there she suggests methods to try and adjusts plans based on what feels useful and manageable for the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging can be used for short check-ins and exercises between longer meetings. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of care when schedules are busy or when travel is difficult.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with depression, anxiety, stress and relationship difficulties. Other areas include trauma and abuse, parenting stress, self-esteem and career worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational. She blends talking, reflective exercises and everyday practices to reduce overwhelm and build new habits.
What is her background and experience?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with people across a broad range of relationship and life challenges.
Which professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place over video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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