Adebola Ajayi, BACP

Adebola Ajayi is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who welcomes people seeking help with stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns and life transitions. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of clinical experience. Adebola aims to make sessions simple and approachable for people who feel overwhelmed or uncertain about therapy.

Her sessions focus on listening closely and helping people find clearer ways to manage emotions and practical difficulties. She uses client-centred methods that encourage people to notice their own thoughts and feelings. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful patterns and try out small changes.

Adebola brings in elements of psychodynamic thinking to look at recurring themes from the past that affect how people feel now. Motivational interviewing informs her work when someone wants to clarify goals or needs encouragement to make a change. Solution-focused tools are used to build concrete steps and celebrate progress between sessions.

People can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative goal-setting and a mix of talking and practical exercises. Sessions can address emotional pain, grief, burnout, parenting strain, work stress, intimacy issues and questions about life purpose. Adebola takes a calm, patient approach and supports people as they work through difficult moments.

She offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own answers. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what the person says, asks gentle questions and supports them to explore feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions keep problems going and uses simple experiments or exercises to shift those patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants to change but feels unsure; the counsellor guides the conversation to build motivation and clarify goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Adebola will discuss options and tailor sessions to a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That way the approach can shift over time as progress is made or priorities change.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different routines. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suits quicker check-ins or stepwise support. These formats make it possible to keep continuity between appointments and to try different ways of working that match daily life.