Ilona Rakauskaite , BACP

Ilona Rakauskaite is a UK-based counsellor and hypnotherapist with seven years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and major life transitions. She combines practical strategies with a respectful, strength-based approach to help individuals rebuild self-esteem, find motivation and navigate career or relationship challenges.

Trained in therapeutic techniques that include hypnotherapy, Ilona works with a wide range of concerns such as trauma, addictions, family difficulties and compassion fatigue. She also offers focused support for attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and parenting or separation challenges. Her practice welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds, including members of the LGBT community.

Ilona holds BACP credentialing - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which signals professional membership and adherence to recognised practice standards. She conducts therapy in English and Lithuanian and is available to work with international clients via remote sessions.

Ilona views people as the experts of their own stories and emphasises collaboration. She aims to create a space that helps clients identify strengths, take courageous steps toward change and build more fulfilling, sustainable ways of coping and relating.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Ilona integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and emotional regulation, which can help with issues like abandonment, trust difficulties and relationship conflicts. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, offering a nonjudgmental, empathetic space where the client’s own goals and insights guide the pace and focus of work, useful for building self-esteem and navigating life changes. Hypnotherapy is included as an adjunctive approach to access focused relaxation and guided imagery that some people find helpful for habit change, anxiety reduction and motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ilona works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and personal preferences, and she adapts strategies over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Ilona is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits or geographical distance. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care and to integrate therapy into daily life while connecting with licensed professionals and therapists who can support ongoing change.