Dumebi Onyejiaka, BACP
5 years in practice
Dumebi Onyejiaka helps people facing relationship difficulties, family strain, parenting worries, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety.
License and registration
- BACP
- 402673 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Dumebi
Dumebi Onyejiaka helps people facing relationship difficulties, family strain, parenting worries, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, career questions and major life changes. Dumebi works with concerns around intimacy, attachment and commitment, and with issues such as codependency, guilt and shame.
Dumebi uses a straightforward, person-focused style in sessions. She meets people where they are and treats them as the expert on their own life.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to identify what matters most and to build on existing strengths. She emphasises practical steps alongside reflection so clients can try new approaches between sessions. Her practice draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice, attachment-based thinking about close relationships, and client-centred listening that prioritises the person in front of her.
She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from the past. These approaches are used to match what each person needs rather than following one fixed method. Dumebi has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.
She works in English and is available to international clients. Sessions are offered through a range of online formats to suit different schedules and preferences. People who come to Dumebi can expect a respectful, non-judgemental space where practical problem solving sits alongside deeper reflection.
She helps clients set clear goals, try small experiments, and notice what shifts over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dumebi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dumebi names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How her approaches work online
Dumebi combines existential thinking with attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and how to live with difficult feelings; it can help when people feel stuck or unsure about life direction. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions; this can be useful for intimacy, trust and commitment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathic listening and unconditional regard so people feel heard and can explore their priorities at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dumebi will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which ideas and techniques to try and adapt the plan as things change over time.
Online work offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions use less data and suit those who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins or a way to reflect between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while maintaining continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Dumebi help with?
Dumebi supports people with relationship and family concerns, parenting questions, self-esteem, stress and anxiety. She also works with trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career decisions and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-focused and practical. She listens closely, helps set clear goals, and suggests small experiments between sessions to try new ways of coping.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of professional experience working with people in therapeutic settings and draws on several clinical approaches to inform her practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available for working together?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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