Gifty Ogene , NCPS

Gifty Ogene is a registered counsellor and psychotherapist who holds the NCPS credential. She brings 12 years of clinical experience in the private sector supporting individuals, couples and families as they navigate emotional challenges. Gifty works with each person uniquely, honoring cultural background and personal beliefs while maintaining a consistently non-judgemental stance.

Her practice includes extensive bereavement work, offering support to relatives, carers and friends of people who have died in the care of a hospice. She helps clients process loss and the range of reactions that can follow - from shock and disorientation to gradual reorganization and recovery. She also has focused experience with couples, addressing conflicts, communication breakdowns, infidelity, unforgiveness and financial strain.

Gifty supports people facing anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and works with issues such as addiction, grief, parenting challenges and self-esteem. Her therapeutic approach is practical and client-centered - she draws on the Person-Centred model to create the core conditions for growth, psychodynamic ideas to explore how past patterns influence present relationships, and cognitive behavioural techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking.

She is skilled at building professional therapeutic relationships, keeping clear boundaries and offering a space where clients can explore solutions that suit their lives. Gifty provides services in English and accepts clients in the United Kingdom as well as international clients.

Approaches that inform online therapy and how it can help

Gifty commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a warm, empathetic space where the client sets the pace and direction of change - this approach supports self-exploration and emotional growth and is often helpful for issues like low self-esteem, grief and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relational patterns shape current ways of connecting with others. It helps clients understand attachment styles, address abandonment or trust concerns, and improve intimacy and communication in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical skills to manage anxiety, depression and behavioural challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Gifty works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts techniques as trust and insight develop. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine these approaches to tailor care to the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access support from different locations and at times that fit their schedules. This range of options can make it easier to maintain consistency in sessions and to integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.