Adeola Asabia

I  currently have availability and work weekdays and sometimes in the evening. I am also flexible to work around your availability.

I work in a relational way, which means our sessions are collaborative and co-created as I believe the client-therapist relationship plays an integral part in the therapeutic process allowing you to feel heard and understood.

I believe we are the sum of all that we have experienced in life and sometimes events in our past leave their emotional imprint on our present circumstances. I offer counselling to address short-term work which tends to be solution focused around current issues to develop coping strategies. I also provide psychotherapy which usually involves longer term work, exploring deeper emotional difficulties and behaviour patterns which often work with our unconscious processes.

I am here to support you and my hope is to create a safe therapeutic space that enables you to feel comfortable enough to explore your emotions in a way that develops your self-awareness.

I provide therapy for adults, professionals, entrepreneurs and trainee therapists struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and low self-esteem or who might be feeling hopeless, stuck or disconnected. Sometimes, we get caught up in our daily lives, relying on auto-pilot, pushing aside our worries and not allowing space to check in with ourselves. 

As an integrative counsellor, I draw from different therapeutic approaches, depending on what feels most supportive and relevant to you. 

Other client presentations I work with have included trauma, burnout, imposter syndrome, life changing events, grief and loss. I also provide an inclusive and culturally competent approach to clients from different backgrounds, which includes considering the psychological impact of race and culture in their lived experiences. I also give space to clients wishing to reflect on their faith and spirituality.

 I work with a psychodynamic modality and adopt an integrative approach tailored to meet individual needs, often utilising other interventions such as gestalt, person centred, existential, transactional analysis and solution focused based therapy. My services have included providing therapy to NHS talk therapy clients which meant working with a diverse clinical setting addressing their psychological, social, physical and spiritual outlook on life and exploring their place in the world. I offer a holistic approach, embracing your unique needs, circumstances and issues you bring to each session.

Amongst other needs, I am here to help you find the root causes behind your anxiety and guide you in developing strategies to manage and reduce its paralysing effect. I will also work to understand and alleviate feelings of depression and support you in finding hope, meaning and joy.

When feelings of low self confidence are impacting your wellbeing, we will work together to address people pleasing ways, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs geared towards building your sense of self-worth, authenticity and emotional resilience.

If any of these patterns bear witness to your experiences, I may be the right counsellor for you.

During our initial sessions, we will delve deeply into the issues at hand and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you get your life back. Most of my clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms within the first month and sustained improvement thereafter which often include, new ways of thinking, self-compassion, authenticity and emotional resilience.

I have extensive experience working remotely and hold a BACP certificate in online and telephone counselling.

I have a legal background and over 20 years experience working in the social enterprise space and over 10 years as a non-executive director for a financial services institution.

I offer a free introductory 20 minute telephone or video consultation online.  If you feel we make a good fit, we can plan towards our first session and meet in-person, online or via telephone.

I charge a fee of £65 per session for 50 minutes and offer concessionary rates to trainee counsellors subject to availability.

I look forward to working with you on your journey of self-discovery, healing and change.