Oran Blackwood, NCPS
Experienced counsellor helping through life change
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- Client-centred care
- Practical coping skills
- Neurodiversity-aware
About Oran
Oran Blackwood is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach alongside practical therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. He holds the NCPS credential and works from the United Kingdom. He has five years of experience providing therapeutic support for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression and midlife challenges.
Oran focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversations. He helps people talk through stressful life changes, career questions and relationship strains. He also works with issues around addiction, grief, self-esteem and intimacy-related concerns. His practice includes support for ADHD and autism-related challenges as described in his background.
Clients can expect sessions that aim to build coping skills and practical strategies. Oran draws on mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people notice patterns and make changes that feel manageable. He uses elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
His background includes clinical and educational experience working with neurodiverse children and adults and time supporting respite organisations that assist people with suicide ideation. That experience informs his work with people dealing with trauma, abuse and complex stress.
Oran describes his style as collaborative and person-focused. He supports people who want to rebuild confidence, manage symptoms of anxiety or depression, or cope with major life transitions. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match with him and arrange sessions according to availability.
Oran focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversations. He helps people talk through stressful life changes, career questions and relationship strains. He also works with issues around addiction, grief, self-esteem and intimacy-related concerns. His practice includes support for ADHD and autism-related challenges as described in his background.
Clients can expect sessions that aim to build coping skills and practical strategies. Oran draws on mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people notice patterns and make changes that feel manageable. He uses elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
His background includes clinical and educational experience working with neurodiverse children and adults and time supporting respite organisations that assist people with suicide ideation. That experience informs his work with people dealing with trauma, abuse and complex stress.
Oran describes his style as collaborative and person-focused. He supports people who want to rebuild confidence, manage symptoms of anxiety or depression, or cope with major life transitions. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match with him and arrange sessions according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
How his approaches translate to online counselling
Oran commonly works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). ACT focuses on clarifying values and learning to act in ways that matter, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It can help with life transitions, anxiety and persistent low mood. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns, which suits worries, depression and many stress-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Oran will work collaboratively to choose or adapt methods based on a person’s goals, preferences and current difficulties. He often blends techniques so sessions match what a client needs in practice rather than following a single model.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. The site process explains how to match and schedule with him. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises, homework tasks and narrative work between sessions to reinforce progress.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does this counsellor work with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and a range of other concerns such as addiction, grief, self-esteem and midlife challenges.
What is the therapy style like?
Sessions are client-centred and practical, using approaches like ACT, CBT and mindfulness to build coping skills and address unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of therapeutic experience and additional background in education working with neurodiverse children and adults.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.