- CBT focused
- Values-led work
- Empathic listening
About Adeshalewa
Adeshalewa Kolawole is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She uses clear, practical methods to help people facing anxiety, depression and stress. She also offers support around family issues and trauma. Her work includes attention to adoption and foster care concerns when relevant to a client's situation.
She focuses on helping people recognise what triggers distress and then build manageable ways to respond. Sessions tend to be collaborative - the client and counsellor map difficulties and agree on small, realistic steps. The aim is to build on strengths so people feel more able to cope day to day.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred work. That means she uses practical exercises, values-based planning and attentive listening according to each person's needs. She explains techniques in plain language and shows how to use them between sessions.
Adeshalewa has supported people after abuse, with obsessive thoughts, postpartum low mood, self-harm and relationship strain. She also helps with immigration and multicultural concerns when these affect mental health. Her style is professional, empathetic and non-judgemental.
Sessions follow a plan agreed with the client and adapt over time. People who want to begin are invited to think about their priorities, so early sessions can focus on the issues that matter most. The overall aim is to help people feel more in control of their emotions and daily life.
How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values. It uses practical exercises to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and replacing them with more helpful routines and skills for anxiety and depression. Client-Centred Therapy offers a non-judgemental space where listening and empathy help people feel understood and make their own changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and agree a plan based on their goals, needs and how they prefer to work. That collaboration means methods can be mixed and adapted over time to fit what is proving most helpful.
Please confirm the available session options when you book, as formats are not detailed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during lunch breaks or after work. It also supports using worksheets and behavioural tasks between meetings, which many people find useful for progress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and low mood, as well as trauma and self-esteem concerns. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, OCD patterns, postpartum depression and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, blending CBT exercises with acceptance work and client-centred listening. She helps clients set small goals and practise skills between sessions.
What background does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a broad range of mental health challenges and with people affected by abuse and trauma.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are conducted in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.