About Esana
Esana Ilori is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and major life changes. She focuses on practical support so clients can move beyond surviving and start living with more ease. Esana offers a calm, non-judgemental space where feelings and thoughts are explored at the client’s pace.
She draws on somatic ideas to help people notice how emotions show up in the body.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools to build coping skills. These methods are blended with a client-centred stance so each session follows what matters most to the individual. Esana has four years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation.
That background informs a grounded, straightforward style that focuses on steps clients can try between sessions. Practical exercises may include breath work, noticing body sensations, and small behavioural experiments. Common concerns she supports include relationship strain, anger, career stress and ADHD-related challenges alongside trauma, grief and mood difficulties.
Additional areas of focus include multicultural and immigration issues, pregnancy and postpartum matters, and questions about life purpose and identity. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Esana commonly uses Somatic Therapy to help people notice bodily signals linked to emotions, such as tension, breath changes or tightness. This work aims to bring awareness to sensations so clients can respond differently to stress and pain rather than react automatically.She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and to try practical behavioural experiments that change daily routines and reactions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adapt the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process helps people find the mix of tools that feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to access therapy from home, during work breaks, or while caring for family. The variety of formats also lets clients practise somatic noticing and behavioural steps in real-world settings between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English