Stanley Okafor, BACP

Counsellor and BACP member Stanley Okafor has 15 years of practice in the United Kingdom and helps people with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, anger and depression. He also works with addictions, relationship problems, grief, intimacy issues and concerns around eating, sleeping and parenting.

Stanley divides his time across private practice, forensic settings and the NHS. He offers one-to-one psychotherapy and uses cognitive behavioural therapy as his main approach while drawing on other methods where useful. He carries out a clinical assessment in the first consultation and includes a risk assessment as part of that session.

Sessions focus on practical ways to understand and manage specific difficulties. He uses structured CBT techniques alongside client-centred listening and his experience with emotion-focused methods and mindfulness when they fit the work. This can include coping strategies for stress, steps for low mood, or focused plans for problematic behaviour.

His background includes work with people affected by historic childhood trauma, domestic violence, addictions, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, as well as those dealing with personality issues and relationship conflict. He also runs an anger management group in a forensic setting and has experience assessing a wide range of needs.

Stanley aims to agree goals and a working plan with each person. He recommends discussing expectations at the first appointment so there is clarity about what the sessions will focus on and how progress will be reviewed.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling with Stanley