Eleni Ourani, BACP

Eleni Ourani is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, career pressures, and major life changes.

Her approach is integrative and tailored to each person. Eleni draws on a mix of methods including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening. She aims to help people notice how they react to thoughts and feelings and to find more helpful ways of responding.

Sessions are intended as a calm place to talk through what is happening now. Eleni offers a welcoming and non-judgemental atmosphere and focuses on practical steps as well as understanding underlying patterns. She often works on values, self-compassion and clearer communication.

People bring many different issues, from panic and phobias to identity and sexual difficulties, and Eleni adapts her work to the matter at hand. She pays attention to how past experiences affect present relationships and choices, while also helping clients build day-to-day coping skills.

Her practice also covers coaching-style support for career questions and compassion fatigue for professionals. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to Eleni's schedule.

How core approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and on changing how people relate to difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to push them away. It can help with anxiety, depression and motivation by clarifying what matters and taking small committed steps. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and can be useful for intimacy, trust and communication issues.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and will be worked out together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. This means sessions can move between reflection about the past and practical exercises that help in everyday life.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking as current formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose whether to focus on talking, written exercises or mindfulness practices during their appointments. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients identify a rhythm and format that work with daily life.