Counsellor profile
Oran Blackwood, NCPS
Counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- ACT and CBT approaches
- Neurodiversity support
- Parenting stress help
About Oran
Oran Blackwood is a counsellor registered with NCPS in the United Kingdom with five years of clinical experience. He works with a wide range of concerns people often bring from home, including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain and relationship problems.
He draws on practical, evidence-informed approaches that help people manage difficult feelings and improve day-to-day coping. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps people can try between meetings. He uses straightforward tools rather than jargon.
Oran often supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and issues around intimacy. He also works with neurodiversity topics such as ADHD and autism and the related strains these can place on everyday life and relationships.
His background includes both clinical and educational roles, with long experience working alongside children with special educational needs in educational settings. That experience informs how he listens and how he helps someone untangle parenting pressures and caregiving stress.
Oran uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative and Client-Centred work to fit different needs. Sessions are practical and collaborative, and he will discuss which methods make sense for the concern you bring.
People who choose to work with him are usually looking for direct support with coping, clearer communication at home, or ways to manage mood, attention, sleep and behaviour that affect family life.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-based action. It is useful for stress, anxiety and parenting pressures when behaviour change feels difficult.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and tests small experiments to change patterns. It is often chosen for mood, sleep, attention and anxiety problems.
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions. It can be helpful when someone needs a steady supportive space to talk through relationship or grief issues.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together you will try methods that fit those aims. This collaborative process may involve combining elements from different approaches depending on what helps.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking because the profile does not state which are used. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when that is useful. It can also allow sessions without video for people who prefer less screen time, but please check the therapist's current options when you arrange the first appointment.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship issues and a range of other concerns listed on his profile.
What is his therapeutic style?
He blends client-centred listening with practical therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and CBT to produce clear steps people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of clinical counselling experience and a longer background in education, including work with children with special educational needs.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
He accepts international clients and offers sessions to people outside the United Kingdom in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try his counselling?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.