Adeshalewa Kolawole, BACP

Adeshalewa Kolawole is a BACP-accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 10 years of professional experience supporting individuals, families, young people, and couples. She combines practical therapeutic methods with a compassionate, person-focused stance to help clients understand their triggers and develop healthier ways of managing emotional difficulties and trauma. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

She works with a wide range of mental health concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression and low mood, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, PTSD, relationship and family problems, bereavement, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Her practice also includes specialist attention to trauma and abuse, postpartum depression, adoption and foster care matters, immigration and multicultural issues, commitment concerns, and challenges common to young adults.

Her clinical style is professional, holistic, empathic and non-judgemental. While she often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful patterns, she also integrates person-centered, humanistic, integrative and psychodynamic ideas to shape treatment according to each person. Working collaboratively, she listens with respect and helps devise strategies tailored to individual needs, with an emphasis on building strengths, increasing empowerment and equipping clients with practical tools to manage emotions and reshape their story.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy with Practical Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, and to commit to actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and patterns that keep someone stuck. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person rather than the problem, offering empathic listening and validation so clients can explore their experience and build self-understanding; this approach supports issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through structured techniques and skills practice, which is often effective for anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive difficulties.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Adeshalewa works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals and personal preferences. She adapts methods when required and involves clients in planning the pace and focus of work so the treatment feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy with Adeshalewa is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules and those living at a distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support in different time zones, and choose the format that best suits comfort and communication style.