Ilona Rakauskaite, BACP

Ilona Rakauskaite is a UK-based counsellor, coach and hypnotherapist with seven years of professional experience supporting people through difficult transitions. She works with individuals facing stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, challenges around motivation, self-esteem and confidence, and career-related difficulties. Ilona blends coaching techniques and hypnotherapy with talking-based work to help clients explore practical steps forward and develop stronger coping strategies.

She approaches each person as the expert of their own story, building on existing strengths and collaborating on goals that feel meaningful and achievable. Seeking change often requires courage, and Ilona aims to offer steady support and empowerment as clients take initial steps toward a more fulfilling life. She practices in English and Lithuanian and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which is the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Ilona draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and coping; this approach can help with attachment issues, relationship difficulties and feelings of abandonment by increasing awareness of relational triggers. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a nonjudgmental, empathetic space where the client leads the pace and direction of work - this is helpful for building self-esteem, confidence and personal insight. As a hypnotherapist, Ilona integrates gentle hypnotherapy techniques to support motivation, reduce stress and assist with practical behavior change when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ilona works collaboratively with each client to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - offer flexibility and greater access for people with busy schedules, those living abroad, or clients who prefer working from home. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these approaches to the online setting, making it possible to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into everyday life.