Ilona Rakauskaite

Ilona Rakauskaite is a BACP counsellor who helps people navigate stressful and painful life moments. She works with worries such as anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and major life changes. Ilona also supports people facing addiction, relationship strain and career challenges. She speaks English and Lithuanian and accepts international clients.

Ilona believes people know their own story and brings a gentle, collaborative manner to sessions. She draws on client-centred ways of working to listen closely and follow what matters to each person. Attachment-based ideas help her look at how past relationships affect current struggles and patterns.

Her practice also includes mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques to help with calm, focus and shifting unhelpful habits. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to change behaviours but feel stuck. Sessions aim to be practical and paced around the individual’s goals.

With seven years of experience, Ilona aims to make talking about hard things feel manageable. She frames therapy as a partnership where people can test small steps and build on strengths. Her approach combines short-term practical work with attention to deeper patterns that shape feelings and choices.

People usually start by saying what they most want to change or understand. From there Ilona and the client shape a plan together, choosing techniques that fit the person’s needs and pace.

How her approaches work online

Ilona uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and choices. This approach helps when people notice repeating relationship problems, fear of abandonment or difficulties with trust and closeness.

She also works in a client-centred way, which means sessions focus on what the person wants to talk about and on listening without judgement. That approach suits people who need space to make sense of their emotions and to set their own pace for change.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Ilona will discuss different methods with each person and agree what to try first, adjusting as progress is made. The choice of techniques is collaborative and based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around busy days and avoiding travel time. Online therapy can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to add short check-ins when needed. Please confirm the available session formats before booking so you know which options are offered for scheduling and access.