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- Attachment-based work
- Hypnotherapy tools
- Mindfulness practice
About Ilona
Ilona Rakauskaite is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem concerns, addictions, relationship and career difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and Lithuanian and Ilona accepts international clients.
Ilona draws on client-centred and attachment-based ideas to help people make sense of difficult feelings and patterns. She uses hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques when they fit a person’s needs. Motivational interviewing also informs her work with clients who want help making changes and keeping them going.
In sessions she treats the client as the expert on their own life and pays attention to strengths that can be used to cope with problems. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical steps to try between sessions, and gentle ways to explore painful memories or difficult decisions. Ilona aims to support people as they test new ways of relating to themselves and others.
She works with a range of issues linked to attachment and abandonment, including codependency, commitment and communication problems. She also helps with addiction-related concerns such as drug and alcohol problems and the fallout of domestic violence and divorce.
Ilona’s background blends counselling, coaching and hypnotherapy approaches. That mix means she can offer reflective talking work alongside short-term practical techniques and guided self-regulation practices. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange an initial session.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Ilona uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas to help people understand relationship patterns and emotional responses. Attachment-based work looks at how past bonds shape current reactions and can be useful for abandonment, codependency and communication problems. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says to help them clarify goals and make their own choices.She also uses hypnotherapy techniques to teach relaxation and guided focus for issues such as anxiety, stress and motivation. Hypnotherapy here is offered as a practical tool to support calmer states and to rehearse new ways of thinking and acting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can deliver the same reflective and practical work via remote sessions when that suits a person’s schedule.
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Areas of expertise
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Lithuanian
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family concerns, career issues and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and attachment-based with practical techniques from hypnotherapy, mindfulness and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working as a counsellor and hypnotherapist in the UK.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Lithuanian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.