About Ontro Therapy

For when you carry more than others see.

Ontro Therapy is the private practice of Odafe Sideso, a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist, offering therapy in Ealing, West London and online.

I work with adults, with a particular focus on men.

Odafe Sideso, BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist

About me

Before training as a therapist, I spent over 25 years in business, as an entrepreneur and senior executive in Europe and Africa, across several industries.

Mentoring was the part of that career I valued most: seeing people from many different backgrounds grow on their own terms. I also saw the strain many of them carried, often where others couldn’t see it. That is what drew me to this work.

I bring my experience as a Black man, and an interest in culture, identity and belonging, to the work. I also counsel as a volunteer with a local mental health charity.

I’m interested in making therapy more accessible to men and to other underserved communities. I work with adults of all backgrounds: whoever you are, we start with your individual circumstances, without assumptions.

My training gave me the tools to offer a space where you can be understood without judgement, and where anything you bring is treated with respect. Above all, it allows for a more genuine, authentic relationship between us.

Qualifications and registration

Qualifications and training

  • MA in Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice
  • Advanced Diploma in Counselling Practice
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Psychological Sciences
  • Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
  • Regular clinical supervision, in line with the BACP Ethical Framework
  • PhD in Microbiology; BSc (Hons) Microbiology and Management

Professional memberships

  • BACP Registered Member (MBACP 416324), on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority
  • Practitioner Member of BAATN, The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network

What Ontro Therapy stands for

Three ideas behind the practice.

What goes unseen and unspoken

Room for the things you haven’t said out loud, or haven’t had space to notice.

When you carry more than others see

For people who keep going, hold things together, and rarely get asked how they are.

Your circumstances matter

Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, online or in person. We agree together what works.

Whatever you bring is met with understanding, respect and no judgement.

Ready to take the next step?

Start with a free 15-minute call. No obligation to continue.