Dumebi Onyejiaka

• Relationship issues
• Parenting support
• Attachment work

About Dumebi

Dumebi Onyejiaka works with relationship and family concerns, parenting difficulties, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and career questions. She uses a person-centred stance and believes clients are the experts on their own stories. Dumebi is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has five years of professional experience.

Dumebi helps people talk through relationship problems and family conflict in clear, practical terms. She supports those coping with separation, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns and the practical stresses of caregiving. She also works with attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and difficulties with commitment and control.

Her work addresses the emotional effects of trauma, domestic violence and abuse, and related feelings such as guilt, shame and grief. She also offers support for compassion fatigue, hoarding behaviours and changes that affect work and daily life.

Dumebi blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking and attachment-focused ideas. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find what will move them forward. Sessions aim to identify patterns, clarify values and try workable changes between meetings.

The style is direct and respectful, with a focus on practical steps and clearer choices. People can expect a calm space to talk, to test out thoughts and to set realistic short-term goals. Sessions are arranged through the service matching process and start with a first appointment to agree aims and practical details.

How Dumebi uses therapeutic approaches online

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current connections. It helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears or repeating the same relationship problems. Client-centred counselling is based on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client, helping them clarify feelings and make their own decisions. Motivational interviewing is a practical method for people who want to change behaviour or build motivation, useful for issues such as codependency, substance-free goals or starting new routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dumebi will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and goals. That includes reviewing progress and adjusting focus so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to travel for sessions or who need to schedule around work and family commitments.

Topics Dumebi lists

• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Compassion fatigue
• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Paranoia
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Dumebi

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She offers help for anxiety and stress using practical discussions and strategies to manage day-to-day symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Dumebi uses client-centred counselling alongside psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches, with motivational interviewing to support change.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working with relationship, family and trauma-related concerns.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.