Folashade Dada, BACP

Folashade Dada is a BACP-registered counsellor who works with adults and young adults facing anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She supports people dealing with stress, low self-esteem, grief and life changes, and also helps with parenting, sleeping and career-related worries.

She sees therapy as a process of discovering and using personal strengths. She believes clients often know more than they think and aims to help them find practical steps forward. Sessions combine listening with gentle challenge to build confidence and clarity.

Her style is integrative, which means she draws on different approaches to meet each person’s needs. That might involve looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, exploring emotional bonds, or focusing on values and everyday habits. The aim is to create tools that fit into daily life.

Folashade aims to offer a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult experiences. She encourages straightforward goals and small, manageable changes. She is comfortable discussing topics such as intimacy, communication problems, and issues linked to adoption and attachment.

With four years of practice, she brings experience working with a wide range of concerns including chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image and commitment worries. Sessions are offered in English and she works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than get stuck in unhelpful thinking. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and helps people try small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting. It is commonly used for anxiety, sleeping problems and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and emotional bonds and can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify which ways of working fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time and have shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow continuity if someone moves or is based abroad. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets and reflective tasks to work well in remote sessions while keeping the focus on practical changes in everyday habits.