- Counselling & Psychotherapy with Gifty Ogene
A safe space to understand yourself, heal and move forward
Warm, professional and integrative counselling for adults and couples, alongside clinical supervision and practical mental-health training.
Professionally accredited counsellor and psychotherapist • Qualified October 2012 • Over 13 years’ experience
- Qualified since 2011
- Professionally accredited
- NCPS member
Professionally accredited counsellor and psychotherapist • Qualified October 2012 • Over 13 years’ experience
- Welcome
You don’t have to work everything out alone.
Life can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low, stuck or disconnected from ourselves. You may understand that something is wrong without knowing why it keeps happening—or what needs to change.
At Open Hands Counselling Centre, therapy offers space to slow things down, understand what may be happening beneath the surface and begin moving forward with greater awareness, compassion and choice.
How I can help
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Childhood trauma
- Bereavement
- Relationship difficulties
- Self-esteem
- Intrusive thoughts & the inner critic
- Addictions & addictive behaviours
- Stress & emotional regulation
- Anger
- Life changes
- Neurodiversity
- Welcome
Therapy that is psychologically grounded and deeply human.
Life can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck or disconnected from ourselves and others. At other times, we simply recognise that something needs to change, even when we cannot yet put that change into words.
I offer a warm, confidential and professionally grounded space where you can explore what is happening, understand yourself more deeply and begin to find a way forward.
- Three strands of professional support
How we can work together
01
Counselling & Psychotherapy
Individual and couples therapy, online and in person, shaped around you rather than a one-size-fits-all formula.
02
Clinical Supervision
Reflective, supportive and appropriately challenging supervision for counsellors and practitioners across a range of modalities.
03
Training & Workshops
Accessible psychoeducation and practical tools for individuals, groups and organisations.
Understand patterns
Explore how past experiences, relationships, beliefs and coping strategies may be influencing the present.
Build practical tools
Develop ways to regulate your nervous system, work with difficult thoughts and emotions, strengthen boundaries and respond differently.
Move with compassion
Replace harsh self-criticism with greater awareness, patience and a more supportive relationship with yourself.
Therapy that looks beneath the surface
- Understanding, not just symptoms
- An integrative approach
Understanding the patterns beneath the surface.
My work draws on established psychological approaches to understand not only what you are experiencing today, but the experiences, relationships, beliefs and patterns that may have shaped how you see yourself and the world.
- Transactional Analysis
- Nervous-system aware
- Attachment-informed
- CBT-informed
- Relational
- An inclusive approach
Your culture, values and beliefs matter.
I work with people from diverse cultural, spiritual and religious backgrounds, as well as those who do not identify with a faith. Therapy is centred around you.
If faith or spirituality is important to you, there is space for it to be explored sensitively. If it is not, it does not need to form part of the work at all.
What you can expect
- Warmth and compassion without judgement
- A reflective, psychologically informed approach
- Respect for culture, faith, identity and values
- A collaborative pace, never one-size-fits-all
- Clear boundaries and confidentiality
- Training spotlight
Workshops for organisations and communities
Finding Calm in a Busy World
Understanding and regulating your nervous system.
The Mind That Won't Be Quiet
Intrusive thoughts, overthinking and the inner critic.
Why Can't I Switch Off?
Sleep, stress and your inner dialogue through TA.
- Client feedback
What clients have said
Finding Gifty, I felt comfortable and genuinely cared for. She helped me get to the root of my challenges and is thoughtful, sensitive, thorough and knowledgeable.
— Client Feedback
A wonderful therapist who takes the time to get to the core of things, gently asking the right questions. I felt safe, respected and supported.
— Client Feedback
I felt heard and comfortable, and gained valuable insights that helped me understand my thoughts and feelings differently.
— Client Feedback
- Welcome
A therapeutic space where you can be yourself
I welcome people from different cultures, backgrounds, identities, faiths and no faith. Where spirituality or faith is meaningful to you, it can be included in therapy if you choose. It is never assumed or imposed.
I also adapt the therapeutic space for neurodivergent clients, including autistic people and people with ADHD.
Ready to begin?
The first session includes an initial assessment and gives us time to understand what has brought you to counselling, what you would like support with and whether working together feels right.