Bolade Jumbo, BACP

Bolade Jumbo is a person-centred counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has 12 years of overall experience and has worked online for several years. Bolade offers a warm, interactive style and aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about what matters to them.

She focuses on what each person brings to the room and lets clients set the pace and priorities. That can include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, or problems with self-esteem. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleeping problems and career worries.

Bolade pays close attention to feelings linked to abandonment, attachment and shame. She also helps with communication problems, control issues, isolation and difficulties around forgiveness and infidelity. Autism and Asperger Syndrome are listed among her focus areas, as are challenges such as narcissism and self-harm.

The core of her work is practical listening, encouragement and helping people take small steps towards change. Sessions aim to build confidence, stronger communication and greater self-acceptance. Bolade describes her approach as compassionate and honest rather than labelling people.

She works in English and Yoruba and is based in the United Kingdom. Her way of working combines client-led conversations with mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing to support clearer goals and steadier progress.

How her approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the conversation. The therapist listens without judgement and follows the client’s lead to help them clarify feelings and priorities. This approach is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship worries.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention techniques to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. It can support stress management, sleep problems and emotional regulation.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. It uses reflective questions to explore ambivalence and build motivation for small, achievable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bolade will talk with each person about what feels most useful and will adapt methods to match their goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and aims to make progress feel manageable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues during a full session, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter updates or days when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.