- Client-centred listening
- Practical coping steps
- Support for parenting
About Etienne
Etienne Oblado is a counsellor who draws on client-centred work to help people make changes they want in life. He frames clients as experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. He explains things plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone under stress.
With nine years of practice in the United Kingdom, Etienne has supported people facing addictions, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. He also helps with anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties and parenting concerns. His background includes work around grief, anger, bipolar challenges, and career and life transitions.
Etienne uses a mix of approaches to match someone’s needs. He brings together client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas, emotionally-focused methods and psychodynamic thinking. Motivational Interviewing also features when people want support to change habits like process addictions or compulsive behaviours.
Sessions emphasise practical steps alongside understanding feelings and patterns. He often helps people develop clearer goals, test small changes, and practise new ways of coping between meetings. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
People contact Etienne when they need help with intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures, forgiveness after betrayal, or navigating separation. He also supports those dealing with obsessive thoughts, phobias, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and building more self-love.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person feels heard and clearer about choices; online sessions can make that steady listening easier to schedule around busy lives. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioural changes, which works well with practical tasks and check-ins between meetings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work with core emotions in relationships, and can be used to practise new ways of responding to difficult feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on skills, emotional processing or exploring deeper patterns, and adjust the plan as things change.
Session format details are not specified in the profile, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or childcare, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports ongoing tasks such as homework between sessions and regular progress reviews to track small changes over time.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor address?
He helps with addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety, plus parenting and family-related worries.
What is the therapeutic style like in sessions?
The approach combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally-focused work and psychodynamic ideas to balance feeling understood and learning practical skills.
How much experience does this counsellor have?
He has nine years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including grief, bipolar challenges, process addictions and career change.
Which credential does this counsellor hold and where does he practise?
He holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the profile.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.