Gifty Ogene, NCPS

Gifty Ogene is a registered counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification. With 12 years of experience, she supports individuals and couples with a broad range of emotional and relational concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Her additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, domestic violence, substance-related concerns, eating and body image issues, and feelings of emptiness.

Her practice is grounded in a person-centered approach that honors each client's culture, beliefs and unique perspective, maintaining a non-judgemental stance and clear professional boundaries. She integrates psychodynamic ideas to explore how earlier experiences influence present patterns and uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and modify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. This combination aims to build insight while offering practical tools for everyday life.

Gifty has particular experience supporting bereaved relatives, carers and friends of people who have died in hospice care, helping them work through loss, shock, disorganization, reorganization and recovery. She has also worked with couples on conflict, communication breakdowns, infidelity, forgiveness and financial disagreements, and has supported many clients coping with anxiety and depression.

In therapy she collaborates with clients to set goals, adapt interventions and promote realistic change, offering a practical and empathic environment that encourages growth and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care and Connection

Gifty Ogene draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where the client leads the pace and priorities of therapy. This approach supports personal growth, self-esteem work and adapting to life changes by emphasizing empathy, acceptance and the therapeutic relationship.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical in addressing anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors and day-to-day coping challenges by teaching skills for managing thoughts, emotions and actions.

Attachment-Based Therapy complements these approaches by exploring patterns of connection formed in early relationships and how they affect current intimacy, trust and communication. This can be especially helpful for issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and recurring relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Gifty collaborates with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as therapy progresses to ensure a good match.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling and enabling access from different locations. These options allow therapy to fit around daily life and make regular support more manageable for clients with varied commitments.