Carol Tibi Opi
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About the Therapist
I’m Carol, a psychotherapist using a CBT approach. I work with adults who feel overwhelmed, caught in their thoughts or unsure how to move forward.
People often come to me when life feels overwhelming, when anxiety, past experiences or long-standing patterns begin to take up too much space. My role is to help you make sense of what’s happening inside you and find steadier, more compassionate ways of coping.
My background includes supporting people in community settings, charities and associate roles, as well as delivering high-intensity CBT within NHS stepped-care pathways. This has shaped the way I work: calm, thoughtful and attuned to the layers beneath someone’s symptoms or struggles.
I support clients with anxiety, trauma, OCD, ADHD, depression, stress, low mood, ARFID, perinatal challenges and varied clinical presentations.
Therapy with me is steady, collaborative and paced in a way that feels manageable and safe. Together, we can explore what is keeping you stuck, understand patterns in thoughts, emotions and behaviours, and develop practical ways of moving forward.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online
- Client groups: Adults
- Languages: Please enquire
- Areas of focus: Anxiety, Trauma, OCD, ADHD, Depression, Stress, Low Mood, ARFID, Perinatal Challenges and Complex Life Difficulties
- Professional status: BACP Registered Therapist
- Approach: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Collaborative, Structured and Compassionate
Qualifications
- Diploma in Counselling & Group Work – CBT Approach
- MSc Social Development & Health
- COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills – Children & Young People
- BSc Psychology
- Additional professional development in OCD, ACT, ERP and DBT-informed approaches
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children & Adults
Therapy Approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Collaborative assessment and formulation
- Behavioural activation
- Exposure-based interventions
- Cognitive restructuring
- ACT and ERP-informed approaches for OCD
- DBT-informed coping and distress-tolerance skills
- Psychoeducation
- Goal-focused and structured therapy
- Compassionate and culturally informed practice
Client Types
- Adults
- People feeling overwhelmed or emotionally stuck
- People experiencing anxiety or depression
- People affected by OCD
- People with ADHD
- People affected by trauma or difficult past experiences
- People experiencing ARFID
- People navigating perinatal mental health challenges
- Clients from diverse cultural backgrounds
Mental Health Issues and Areas of Support
- Anxiety and persistent worry
- Feeling overwhelmed or mentally stuck
- Trauma and trauma-related emotional difficulties
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- ADHD-related emotional and practical difficulties
- Depression and low mood
- Stress and emotional overload
- Long-standing patterns of thoughts and behaviours
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Perinatal mental health challenges
- Postnatal depression
- Relationship difficulties
- Life transitions and adjustment
- Psychological impact of abuse
- Complex life circumstances
- Developing practical coping strategies
- Building emotional resilience and self-understanding
Professional Registration
- BACP Registered Therapist
- BABCP Individual Member – working towards accreditation
- Experienced in risk assessment and safeguarding
- Experienced in GDPR-compliant clinical documentation
- Ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice
Professional Experience
- CBT Therapist working remotely with adults with complex needs
- Experience delivering high-intensity CBT within stepped-care pathways
- Previous online and in-person CBT practice
- Experience supporting minority ethnic, refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant clients
- Previous community mental health and charity-sector work
- More than 15 years of wider mental health and support experience
- Experience supporting long-term mental illness, addiction, homelessness and trauma
What to Expect
Therapy with Carol is calm, structured and collaborative.
You do not need to arrive with everything figured out. Sessions can begin by making sense of what feels overwhelming, confusing or difficult to change. Together, you and Carol can explore the patterns in your thoughts, emotions and behaviours and understand how they may be affecting your wellbeing.
Depending on your needs, therapy may involve behavioural activation, cognitive restructuring, exposure-based work, coping strategies, psychoeducation or specific CBT techniques for difficulties such as anxiety, depression or OCD.
Carol works at a pace that feels manageable and safe, with regular reviews to make sure therapy remains useful and focused on what matters most to you.
Her approach is compassionate and culturally informed, recognising that identity, background, relationships, previous experiences and current life circumstances can all shape how distress is experienced.