Gifty Ogene, NCPS

Gifty Ogene is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of experience. She holds the NCPS credential and offers one-to-one and couple support for people facing emotional difficulties. She aims to provide a calm, non-judgemental environment that respects each person's culture and beliefs.

She has substantial experience supporting people bereaved after a loved one died in hospice care. That work includes helping people manage shock, grieving processes, reorganisation and recovery over time. She also has experience supporting people through anxiety and depression.

Gifty has worked with couples on communication problems, infidelity, unforgiveness and financial tensions. Her approach is practical and relationship-focused, helping people look at patterns that affect current relationships and communication about needs.

Her practice blends person-centred work with psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. The person-centred focus aims to build trust through core therapeutic conditions. Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice how past patterns show up now, and CBT helps identify and challenge unhelpful thinking.

Sessions focus on listening, helping people talk through what matters and finding solutions that fit. Psychotherapy work aims to help people gain insight and discover coping ways that suit their life. Gifty also uses mindfulness and relationship-oriented methods when helpful.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on connection and patterns in relationships. It helps people notice how early bonds shape current trust, closeness and communication, and can be useful for intimacy and commitment concerns.

Client-centred work emphasises listening and acceptance. It gives people space to talk at their own pace while the counsellor offers empathy and reflection to help them make sense of their feelings.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviour. It helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes that can reduce anxiety or low mood.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods as work progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to balance appointments around work, childcare or other commitments.