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Benedicta Sanio Ala-Oborie, BACP

Benedicta Sanio Ala-Oborie is a psychotherapist with a BACP credential and four years of practice in the United Kingdom.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief
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About Benedicta

Benedicta Sanio Ala-Oborie is a psychotherapist with a BACP credential and four years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief and trauma-related concerns. Benedicta aims to create a warm, respectful space where clients can talk about what matters to them without judgement.

She draws on client-centred principles and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns in their relationships and feelings. Sessions often focus on how past experiences shape present reactions and on building new ways to cope with stress and difficult emotions.

Background and approach

Benedicta also uses emotionally-focused ideas to help people explore attachment and intimacy concerns. Mindfulness and somatic techniques are offered when helpful to bring attention to bodily sensations and to calm the nervous system during intense moments. Her approach is collaborative and tailored to each person.

She avoids labels and works with the information a client brings, helping them make sense of symptoms and behaviour rather than providing formal diagnoses. Common issues handled include family and relationship difficulties, parenting strain, self-esteem and body image problems, eating and sexual concerns, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, chronic illness and grief.

Benedicta also pays attention to abandonment and attachment issues and to alternative sex culture topics such as BDSM and kink when these are relevant. Sessions are offered in English and arranged to fit each person’s needs. Benedicta encourages anyone thinking about therapy to take a small first step, ask questions, and choose a path that feels manageable for them.

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BACP	391948	May 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Benedicta lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Depression
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Benedicta names

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How her approaches translate to online therapy

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process painful events by gently accessing memories and sensations related to those events. It can be useful for people coping with past abuse, complex trauma and ongoing trauma symptoms because it focuses on making meaning of what happened and reducing its emotional hold.

Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person’s own experience and pace. The therapist listens with empathy and reflects what she hears, which can help clients feel understood and find their own solutions for stress, relationship struggles and life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions and attachment bonds. It supports people who want to understand patterns in close relationships, improve communication and address intimacy or commitment worries.

Benedicta works collaboratively to find the right approach for each person. She will discuss goals, preferences and responses to early sessions and adapt methods as therapy progresses. Deciding together which tools to use is part of the process rather than a one-off choice.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller interaction and non-verbal cues, phone sessions suit times with less bandwidth or when you prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or messaging can provide shorter check-ins or more frequent, flexible contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Benedicta help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma and abuse. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, eating and body image, parenting and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm, respectful and non-judgemental. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs.

What background does she bring to therapy?

She has four years of clinical experience using psychodynamic and person-centred approaches alongside mindfulness and somatic techniques.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is delivered through a subscription model 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.