Olapeju (Paige) Fowora, BACP

Olapeju (Paige) Fowora is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist who blends psychodynamic insight with a client-centred stance to help people understand how past patterns shape present experience. She works with clients to identify repeating behaviours and defence mechanisms that may no longer serve them, offering grounded tools and compassionate support while recognising that each person is the expert in their own life. Olapeju often describes her role as providing a supportive hub - a place to pause, reflect and gather resources for the next stage of a person’s journey.

She has extensive experience working within mental health settings with children and families and has supported a diverse range of people facing complex trauma, life-changing disabilities and varied needs. Her background includes practice in the NHS, UK charities, family justice services and local authority work, which has informed her understanding of family dynamics and systemic issues.

Olapeju supports clients coping with loss, deep sadness, anxiety, feelings of displacement or isolation and the sense of being stuck when life changes feel overwhelming. She emphasises a collaborative therapeutic relationship that helps clients explore their story, develop stronger self-relating and build practical skills for change. She offers an empathic, nonjudgmental approach and provides tools aimed at fostering resilience and self-compassion. Olapeju holds the BACP credential, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy