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Dumebi Onyejiaka

Dumebi Onyejiaka

BACP

Therapist · United Kingdom · 5+ years of experience

Calm guidance for relationship and anger struggles

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  • Relationship focus
  • Attachment-led work
  • BACP credential

About Dumebi

Dumebi Onyejiaka helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, parenting pressures, and anger. She also supports those dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and career challenges. Her plain goal is to help people find clearer choices and more manageable ways forward.

Dumebi works from the view that each person knows their own story best. She encourages clients to notice strengths they already have and to use those as a foundation for change. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful, with time to talk through what matters most in everyday life.

Her approach draws on attachment-based work and client-centred principles. She pays attention to patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early and current connections shape feelings and behaviour. Conversations focus on what a client wants to change and on small practical shifts they can try between sessions.

Dumebi also uses ideas from existential and psychodynamic thinking to look at meaning, choice, and past influences. Motivational interviewing techniques are used to help people find energy for change and set realistic goals. Together these approaches inform a flexible way of working.

She holds BACP, which is listed as her credential. Dumebi practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, readers are asked to use the service Start Therapy flow so they can be matched and schedule an initial appointment.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsNarcissismParanoiaPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

How attachment and client-centred work come alive online

Attachment-based work focuses on how past and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people see repeating patterns, including how anger and closeness get tangled, and supports building more helpful ways of relating. Client-centred therapy places the person’s own goals at the heart of each session. It offers calm listening and reflection so people can find their own answers and gain confidence to try new approaches.

Dumebi combines these stances with elements of existential and psychodynamic thinking when useful, and she uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify what they want to change. Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals and preferences and try approaches that fit the person’s needs and pace.

The practical benefits of online work can include easier scheduling around busy days and avoiding travel time, which helps make regular sessions simpler to keep. Online work can also allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, or make it easier to join from a quieter part of the day. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking to ensure the arrangement fits your routine.

At a glance

Listed location
United Kingdom
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
BACP
Languages
English
Registration (United Kingdom)
BACP · No. 402673

As listed by the therapist. You can check a registration with the body that issued it.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does this counsellor support?

Dumebi supports people with relationship tension, family and parenting concerns, anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and career worries.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She works in a straightforward, respectful way that highlights a person’s strengths and choices. Conversations focus on practical steps and clearer options for everyday life.

What experience does she bring?

She has five years of professional experience helping people with relationship and family issues as well as emotional challenges such as anger and anxiety.

What credentials and location are listed?

The profile lists BACP as her credential and states she practises in the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be held in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients according to the service details.

What formats are available for sessions?

The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

How do I begin working with this counsellor?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and registration details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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