Ganiyat Olaleye, BACP, NCPS

Ganiyat Olaleye is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She also helps those dealing with grief, anger, self-esteem struggles and addiction. Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba. Ganiyat frames the client as the expert in their own story and aims to build on each person's strengths. She listens without judgement and helps people set concrete steps they can try between sessions. Her style is practical and down to earth - she talks through what is getting in the way and focuses on small, manageable changes. She draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs. That can include techniques that look at thoughts and behaviours, approaches that explore attachment and relationship patterns, and methods that help people commit to values-based actions. Ganiyat tailors these tools to each individual's goals and situation. Her background includes work with a wide range of life concerns such as parenting strain, career stress, coping with life changes, sleep and eating difficulties, chronic illness and caregiving stress. She also supports people grappling with intimacy issues, ADHD-related struggles and compassion fatigue. Ganiyat is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change patterns that contribute to stress or depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship patterns shape current reactions and can help with intimacy and communication difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels helpful. Together they will choose one or more ways of working and adjust that plan as progress and needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family or mobility needs and help maintain continuity of care when life is busy.