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Folashade Dada

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Folashade Dada, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor for relationship and anxiety concerns

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Where Folashade stands

Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 387615
Experience
4 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom

About

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Attachment-based work
  • Client-centred approach

About Folashade

Folashade Dada is a BACP accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She works with adults and young adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, low self-esteem and the stresses of life changes. She also helps with grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and career worries. Her profile lists codependency among other focus areas she addresses.

She uses a blend of approaches rather than a single method. That means sessions can include practical thinking work, attention to patterns in close relationships, and a focus on personal values and action. Conversations often look at how relationships affect mood, boundaries and day-to-day coping.

In sessions she works collaboratively and keeps language straightforward. Clients can expect conversations that identify small, useful steps and test them in real life. She balances listening with gentle challenge to help people notice what gets in the way of change.

Folashade pays attention to how attachment and past experiences shape current relationship habits. Work may include noticing patterns, practising new ways of responding, and building clearer communication skills. She also uses techniques to address unhelpful thinking and to support emotional awareness.

Her experience includes supporting people with adoption and foster care histories, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image and commitment concerns. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English. To begin, users follow the site matching steps to schedule an initial appointment.

How sessions work

How Folashade uses therapy approaches online

Folashade commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment‑Based approaches in her work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on small values‑based actions that matter to them. It is useful when someone feels stuck or overwhelmed by worry or low mood.

Attachment‑based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current responses. This can help when people repeat the same people‑pleasing or boundary‑giving behaviours and want clearer ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk through your needs, goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change as you learn what helps in practice.

The profile does not specify session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check‑in times or offering a choice about being on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help clients sustain regular work alongside family, study or work commitments.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What problems does she help with?

She works with adults and young adults on anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self‑esteem, grief, sleep difficulties and codependency among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

She offers an integrative, collaborative style that mixes practical cognitive work with attention to relationship patterns and values-based action.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working with adults and young adults on a range of emotional and relationship difficulties.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes, she accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.

Which session formats are offered?

The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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