Counsellor profile
Oran Blackwood, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Codependency and Relationships
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS16-03719
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- ACT informed
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Oran
Oran Blackwood is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has five years' clinical experience in the United Kingdom. He works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. He also helps people dealing with grief, parenting strain, career stress, and codependency-related patterns.
He uses clear, practical conversation to look at what is getting in the way day to day. Sessions often focus on noticing thoughts and feelings, spotting unhelpful habits, and choosing actions that reflect the client's values. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change what they do, not just what they think.
Oran also uses client-centred and narrative approaches. That means the client's story matters and the counsellor follows the person rather than imposing a fixed plan. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with returning attention to the present and reducing reactivity.
His background includes work in education and supporting people with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism. That experience informs how he explains ideas and adapts pacing or strategies during sessions. He has worked with people affected by trauma and abuse and with those managing self-esteem, eating or sleeping problems.
Practical matters such as how therapy fits around work and family life are discussed early on. He asks about immediate problems and longer term goals, then shapes sessions around what clients can try between meetings. International clients may be supported in English.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. Online ACT sessions typically involve noticing thoughts and practising willingness to feel difficult emotions while trying new behaviours between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. In an online CBT session the counsellor and client might use thought records, behavioural experiments or activity planning to test new ways of responding.
Client-Centred and narrative elements mean the counsellor listens to the client's story and lets that guide which methods are used. Together they agree what to try next and adjust pace and focus as needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical constraints, and then choose or combine methods with the client in a collaborative way.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy around work and family commitments and reducing travel time. Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, avoid camera use when needed, or schedule appointments at times that suit daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship or intimacy-related issues, among other concerns such as grief, parenting strain and codependency patterns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is client-centred and practical, using ACT and CBT to focus on values, behaviour change and managing unhelpful thoughts.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of clinical counselling experience in the United Kingdom and prior work in education and neurodiversity support.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.