I am a qualified therapist, credentialed in the UK with extensive years of professional work experience. I help clients with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse. I have solid experience in helping clients navigate career difficulties, self-esteem issues and bereavement. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #402897
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Elly Oka. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Elly is a much-needed cheerleader through the ups and downs of being a carer. She checks in on me and makes me accountable for my well-being. I am learning to set boundaries, prioritise self-care and live in the fullness of the present, celebrating each small step to live well.
Written on May 12, 2026 after therapy with Elly for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse
Elly puts you first. She goes over time let just so you feel heard. Im so glad I started therapy as I feel heard as elly creates a safe place for me to build and grow on. Would recommend this journey to anyone who feels lost and needs some time to be themselves.
Written on Mar 10, 2026 after therapy with Elly for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Elly is a knowledgeable & compassionate therapist. She listens well and uses several resources to help you with your therapy journey. I would highly recommend her.
Written on Mar 02, 2025 after therapy with Elly for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
I found Elly to be an excellent therapist. She offered a listening, understanding and sympathetic ear. Dialogue with her helped me make connections in my thinking so I could understand my thoughts more holistically.
Written on Nov 10, 2024 after therapy with Elly for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties
Dr. Elly Oka is a well trained, thoughtful psychologist that challenges the individual to reflect on their own behavior. Her style is based on questions and creating space for the individual to come to their own conclusions along with some insight and guidance. In my 5 months of having her as a therapist, I have grown immensely and stopped making as many excuses for my limiting behaviors and negative cycles.
Written on Nov 07, 2024 after therapy with Elly for 4 months on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Very kind and understanding.
Written on Oct 02, 2024 after therapy with Elly for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and bipolar disorder