Esana Ilori, BACP

Esana Ilori meets people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or low mood. She aims to help people move beyond survival and take clearer steps toward a more balanced life. Esana writes simply and listens closely to what each person brings to the room.

She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgment. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage difficult emotions and rebuild day-to-day routines. Esana works alongside clients to set small, achievable goals and to notice what matters to them.

Her background includes four years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, relationship strain, career questions and challenges linked to ADHD. Esana draws on a mix of clinical approaches to suit different needs rather than one fixed method.

She holds BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. That reflects a professional commitment to ongoing development and to practising within an ethical framework.

People who come to her often want clear, down-to-earth help with anger, feelings of emptiness, guilt, or issues connected to pregnancy and postpartum life. Esana also works with concerns such as immigration, multicultural issues, HIV and AIDS related matters, and questions about life purpose and self-worth.

If someone is unsure whether to start, Esana encourages a short initial step to see if her way of working feels right. Prospective clients choose a Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to availability.

How Esana uses therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and taking practical steps toward those values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches simple strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of the work and uses warm, non-judgemental listening to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will talk through different ways of working and agree on methods that fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can be revised if something is not helping.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep continuity during life changes. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or quieter conversations without travel. Specific session formats and how they run should be confirmed before booking, so people know what to expect and can plan sessions that suit their daily life.