Fiwasade Onifade, BACP

Fiwasade Onifade helps people dealing with trauma, abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports clients facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her clear, empathetic approach aims to make the first steps feel manageable.

Fiwasade works in a respectful and sensitive way. She adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. She encourages small practical steps as well as reflection on painful experiences.

With seven years of experience she has guided people through loss, separation and difficult changes. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, immigration concerns, and the effects of domestic violence. Fiwasade pays attention to how family of origin issues, guilt, shame and isolation affect everyday life.

Sessions are aimed at helping people rebuild confidence and cope with difficult feelings. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address dissociation, coping after disaster, and relationship difficulties. Fiwasade aims to make therapy feel doable rather than overwhelming.

Her style is collaborative and practical. She supports people to set realistic goals and try approaches that fit their situation. The goal is steady progress and clearer choices.

Fiwasade is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. She welcomes people who want a thoughtful, steady guide while they work through painful events or big life changes.

Therapy approaches and getting help online

Fiwasade draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding difficult experiences and building coping skills. One approach involves exploring how past hurt shapes current feelings and reactions, helping people to name and process painful memories so they can respond differently in daily life. Another approach concentrates on developing practical coping tools - breathing, grounding and activity planning - to reduce anxiety and manage low mood in the moment.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Fiwasade will work with each person to test methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan over time. The emphasis is on matching techniques to a person’s goals, preferences and the problems they want to change.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual connection, phone sessions can suit someone with limited bandwidth or who prefers not to be on camera, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when a shorter, more frequent contact fits someone’s schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and day-to-day life.