John Odutemu, HCPC
12 years in practice
John Odutemu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience.
License and registration
- HCPC
- PYL044151 · expires May 2027
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About John
John Odutemu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience. He works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress. He also helps with addictions, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life-change pressures.
John draws on a mix of well-known approaches to suit each person. He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand feelings in relationships and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current responses.
Background and approach
He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach practical skills for coping and behaviour change. Sessions are shaped around what the client needs. John aims for straightforward conversations, clear goals and small, practical steps between appointments.
He speaks English and welcomes people from different countries who can work in English. John is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, shown as HCPC, and has spent more than a decade working in the field. He approaches sensitive topics such as self-harm, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and caregiving stress with respect and care.
Therapy can be offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name feelings that shape close relationships. Online sessions can use EFT to sort through emotional patterns and improve how someone expresses needs with others.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to valued actions. In remote work ACT often focuses on short exercises and behavioural experiments that fit into daily life.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early bonds and how they influence current reactions. Online counselling can use this approach to spot repetitive patterns and try new ways of connecting in relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then recommend methods to try together. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping most.
Online work is offered by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and reading non-verbal cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a work break, live chat allows quicker check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around busy lives and different routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor address?
He works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and many related concerns such as intimacy, eating or sleeping problems.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He offers straightforward, conversational sessions that focus on emotions and practical skills. Treatment plans are tailored and include steps to try between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has 12 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, shown as HCPC, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients who can work in English are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost structured?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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