About Etienne
Etienne Oblado is a counsellor who combines a client-centred approach with cognitive and emotion-focused work. He holds BACP accreditation and brings nine years of experience to sessions. Etienne aims to help people regain control when anxiety, low mood, or relationship problems feel overwhelming.
He describes the client as the expert in their own story and focuses on building from existing strengths. Sessions often begin with short, practical steps to reduce immediate stress.
Background and approach
Over time, conversations look at patterns that keep problems repeating and explore alternatives. Etienne draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and on emotionally focused methods to deepen understanding of attachment and connection. Motivational interviewing helps when making big changes feels difficult or uncertain.
He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current responses. People come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, phobias, obsessive or compulsive patterns, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting strain. He also supports work on self-esteem, grief, career shifts, and coping with life changes.
Sessions are practical and conversational rather than highly technical. Sessions are held online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Etienne welcomes international clients and works in English.
He encourages an initial conversation to see if his style feels like a good fit and to agree on simple, realistic goals.
How Etienne’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's perspective. It helps people feel heard and encourages them to use their own strengths to make changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses structured exercises to reduce anxiety, tackle phobias, and shift low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Etienne will discuss different methods and decide collaboratively which fits the client's needs and goals. That process can change as progress is made and as practical challenges arise.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is useful for longer, face-to-face style conversations while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around life commitments and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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