Ornella Tohme, BACP

Ornella Tohme is a UK-licensed, BACP-affiliated therapist who blends warmth with professional care to support people facing life challenges. With eight years of professional experience, she practices a person-centered approach that prioritizes the client’s voice and unique goals, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each individual. She works with people dealing with stress and anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues, and also offers support around parenting, career concerns, anger, and major life changes.

Ornella treats every person with sensitivity, respect, and compassion, creating a calm space where clients can explore difficult feelings and consider new ways forward. As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she follows professional standards for counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom. She is fluent in English, Arabic, and French, and she accepts international clients, offering flexible options for how people engage in therapy.

Ornella believes that seeking help is a courageous first step toward a more fulfilling life. She aims to empower clients through collaborative work, providing steady support as they navigate change and build coping strategies suited to their circumstances.

Client-Centered Care and Online Access

Ornella primarily uses client-centered therapy, an approach that places the client’s experience at the heart of the work. This method emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration, helping people clarify their values, build self-understanding, and make choices that align with their goals; it is especially helpful for issues like anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, and navigating life transitions.

In practice, Ornella adapts the client-centered framework to each person’s needs, offering a supportive space where clients lead the pace and topics of sessions. She works together with clients to identify the best therapeutic path, whether that means continuing with client-centered methods or integrating other techniques that suit specific concerns - the selection of approach is a collaborative decision based on the client’s goals and preferences.

Online therapy with Ornella is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across time zones and busy lives, allowing clients to access therapy from home or wherever they are while working with licensed professionals committed to their progress.