About Ikechukwu
Ikechukwu Akujobi is an AASW counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. He focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. He aims to make conversations direct and easy to follow for worried parents and busy adults alike.
He draws on five years of clinical experience in mental health and crisis work. Sessions start by listening to what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
From there he suggests small, manageable strategies to reduce distress and build confidence over time. Ikechukwu emphasises strengths and collaboration. He reminds people they are the expert on their own story and supports them to use their skills.
The work can include coping plans, emotion regulation techniques, and ways to improve communication with others. He also assists with attachment and abandonment concerns, relationship patterns like codependency and commitment issues, and areas such as chronic illness, caregiving stress and recovery after separation. He is familiar with experiences linked to dissociation, avoidant and dependent personality patterns, and disruptive mood challenges.
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo, and are available by video call, phone, live chat or messaging. Ikechukwu uses a straightforward, empathetic style so people can make steady progress without feeling overwhelmed.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Many people find step-by-step, evidence-based techniques useful for anxiety and trauma. One approach focuses on emotion regulation and practical coping skills to reduce immediate distress and build resilience. This involves learning simple exercises to manage strong feelings and improve day-to-day functioning.Another useful approach targets unhelpful patterns in relationships and attachment. It helps people recognise repeating behaviours like avoidance, codependency or fear of abandonment, and practise different ways of communicating and relating. This can reduce anxiety around closeness and separation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels manageable. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are good for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and suit short check-ins. Messaging or live chat can fit into busy days and allow ongoing reflection between sessions.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Igbo
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