Stanley Okafor , BACP

Stanley Okafor is a BACP-registered psychotherapist and an accredited member of APT with more than 15 years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. He works across private practice, forensic settings and the NHS, where he holds a senior/lead therapist role for a large NHS Trust. Trained as an integrative counsellor and as an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT), he combines structured, evidence-informed methods with flexible, person-focused techniques to match each person's needs.

Stanley has assessed and treated difficulties that range from everyday stress, anxiety and low mood to complex trauma, abuse, addictions and relationship problems. His work also addresses issues such as self-esteem, parenting concerns, grief, anger management, intimacy-related difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, attention differences and career transitions. In forensic settings he facilitates an anger management group and brings experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and levels of complexity.

Therapy with Stanley is offered as one-to-one, evidence-based psychotherapy, with a primary emphasis on CBT while integrating helpful elements from other approaches when appropriate. He places particular importance on building rapport and trust, and aims to create a warm, non-judgmental and empathic space where clients can explore their concerns at a pace that feels right for them. Initial consultations include a clinical assessment and a risk evaluation to identify goals and plan treatment collaboratively.

Stanley is accepting new clients and works with people both in the United Kingdom and internationally. He encourages anyone considering therapy to take the first step when they are ready and often closes sessions with the phrase: "Nothing is impossible for those who believe".