John Odutemu, HCPC
12 years in practice
John Odutemu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of experience.
License and registration
- HCPC
- PYL044151 · expires May 2027
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About John
John Odutemu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of experience. He works with people facing relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, addiction and grief. He aims to respond with respect, sensitivity and compassion so people feel heard from the first session.
He tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs rather than offering a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking, whether addressing mood, motivation or confidence.
Background and approach
Hypnotherapy can be used alongside talking approaches when appropriate to help with habit change and managing stress. His practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action. Attachment-Based ideas inform work around relationship difficulties and intimacy-related concerns.
The emphasis is on helping people make small, usable changes outside sessions. John has worked with a wide range of issues including self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain and compassion fatigue. He also offers support for people navigating sexuality, kink and identity issues in a non-judgemental way.
Complex presentations such as co-morbidity or chronic illness are approached with patience and clear planning. People who prefer a warm, practical style tend to do well with him. He encourages small experiments between sessions and checks progress as therapy continues.
Taking that first step is often the hardest part, and he aims to make the process straightforward and collaborative.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How his approaches fit with online therapy
John combines hypnotherapy with evidence-based talking therapies to support change. Hypnotherapy is used to help people alter habits, manage stress and anchor new ways of thinking through focused relaxation and imagery. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which is useful for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. The process is collaborative and can be adjusted if something does not feel right or is not helping.
Online sessions can be very flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful if bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or when travel is difficult.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
He works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions and many related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, mixing talking therapies with techniques such as hypnotherapy when helpful to change habits and reduce stress.
How much experience does he have?
John has 12 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioural issues.
What credentials and region does he hold?
He is registered with the HCPC and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He meets people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
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