About Damian
Damian Okafor is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. He offers calm, straightforward support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions and anger. Damian aims to make sessions feel respectful and practical for everyday life.
He trained at Regent's University London and holds an MSc in Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology. Damian is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has around ten years of professional experience working in GP surgeries and counselling organisations across the United Kingdom.
Background and approach
In the room he keeps things warm and interactive. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small, achievable changes. He tends to blend client-centred listening with cognitive tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and build coping skills.
Damian has helped people manage grief, trauma, sleeping problems and relationship and intimacy-related issues. He also supports those facing work stress, parenting strain, cultural or immigration concerns, and phobias. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase day-to-day functioning.
He works in English and Igbo and welcomes people from a variety of backgrounds. Damian encourages practical steps and realistic goals, while respecting each person’s story and pace. The first meeting is used to clarify goals and decide how best to move forward.
How his approaches work online
Damian blends client-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy in remote sessions. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what matters to the client, helping people feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for exploring identity, life purpose and personal values.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions involve identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavioural changes, which can help with anxiety, phobias and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Damian will discuss goals and preferences with each person and decide together which mix of listening and practical tools fits best. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions suit those with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, while keeping a consistent course of support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Igbo
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