Folashade Dada, BACP

Folashade Dada is a counsellor who works with adults and young adults facing issues like anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She also supports people dealing with low self-esteem, grief, parenting concerns and other life changes. Folashade aims to help clients find their own strengths and build practical ways forward.

She uses a blend of approaches tailored to each person. That means sessions can include practical skills from cognitive behavioural therapy together with work on emotions and attachment patterns. Conversations focus on what matters to the client and on small steps that can change daily life.

Folashade describes therapy as a journey of self-discovery. She offers a warm, non-judgemental space and sometimes introduces gentle challenge to help clients test new behaviours. The emphasis is on uncovering strengths rather than labelling people by their problems.

With four years' experience and BACP listed credentials, she brings experience working with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, stress and career matters among other areas. The BACP designation stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Sessions are conducted in English and Folashade accepts international clients. People can expect collaborative work that combines emotional reflection with practical coping strategies. She encourages people to move at a pace that suits them and to build tools they can use between sessions.

How Folashade’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to small actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying practical experiments to change them. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try different ways of connecting and relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Folashade will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve during therapy.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to work with a therapist from another location, which can be useful for international clients. Folashade aims to structure sessions so people can practise skills between meetings and bring real-life problems into the room for immediate work.