About Omowumi
Omowumi Idowu uses a person-centred approach to make therapy clear and accessible. She combines warmth and patience to help people who are dealing with trauma, grief, low self-esteem or big life changes. Her first aim is to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters to them.
Omowumi has a BACP credential and brings 16 years of professional experience. She adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.
How Omowumi works
Her style is straightforward and supportive - she listens, reflects, and helps people find practical steps forward. She has worked in school settings in the UK and overseas, which gave her repeated chances to respond to distress, bullying and crises in everyday environments. That experience shaped her calm, steady manner and her focus on building trust with the people she meets.
In sessions she helps people explore difficult feelings and identify small, manageable goals. She uses evidence-informed techniques drawn from motivational interviewing, solution-focused work and trauma-focused approaches to keep sessions goal-oriented and responsive. People who want clear, compassionate guidance will find a collaborative tone in sessions.
Omowumi encourages realistic change and supports clients as they try new strategies and coping tools.
Omowumi lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Omowumi works with
The areas below are the ones Omowumi selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How attachment, client-centred and trauma work online can help
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in relationships and try new ways of connecting and responding.Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the process. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the person's pace, which helps when people need space to make sense of their thoughts and feelings.
Trauma-Focused Therapy looks directly at the effects of traumatic events and teaches coping skills to reduce distress. Working on trauma online can allow gradual, paced exploration while using practical tools between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and may combine elements from different approaches to match each person's needs. Decisions about methods and pace are made together to keep the work manageable and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when sessions happen. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold longer conversations, phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or need less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or to reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity and try different formats as needs change.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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