Celestina Oniye-Thomas, BACP
20 years in practice
Celestina Oniye-Thomas is a counsellor with two decades of experience working in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 194219 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Celestina
Celestina Oniye-Thomas is a counsellor with two decades of experience working in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the BACP, and she focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, family difficulties and the effects of trauma. She aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
Her sessions tend to be practical and conversational. She listens for what matters most and helps people find clearer ways to talk about painful issues.
Background and approach
She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and difficulty with intimacy. She also supports people dealing with parenting and co-parenting tensions, blended family problems and the practical strain of caregiving. Work around abandonment, attachment and adoption or foster care experiences is another focus.
People bring issues ranging from anger and control struggles to worries about body image and eating. Celestina uses a blend of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She draws on Existential ideas to look at meaning and purpose, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build practical skills for valued living, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Mindfulness and Jungian perspectives also inform her work when helpful. Her way of working is collaborative. She tailors conversations and plans to the individual and treats taking the first step as an important decision.
Sessions are aimed at making life more manageable and helping people move towards clearer choices.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Celestina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Celestina names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches work in online therapy
Existential therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice and purpose. It helps people who feel stuck, empty or unsure about life direction to clarify what matters and make choices that reflect their values.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills to accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions to reduce distress and change behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose or combine methods based on the person’s goals, history and preferences. That means plans can change as work progresses and needs become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit into a short break, live chat allows quick check-ins and messaging offers ongoing written support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and mobility constraints while keeping a steady path of support.
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Questions people ask
What types of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship strain, family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting and co-parenting issues, stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. Other areas include career worries, eating and body image concerns, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She listens, helps people name what matters, and works on steps to manage thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
What is her professional background?
She has around 20 years of professional experience working in the UK helping people with relationships, family and trauma-related issues. Her biography emphasises sensitivity, respect and tailored care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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