Adeola Asabia

I  currently have availability and work weekdays and in the evening. I am also flexible enough to work around your availability which might include working at the weekend.

I specialise in working with individuals and professionals who are struggling with anxiety, overthinking, emotional pressures and relationship challenges. Before training as a counsellor, I had a legal background and spent over 20 years in the social enterprise space, including a decade as a non-executive director for a financial institution. This gives me a genuine understanding of emotional pressures and how they affecting relationships and our sense of self beyond work and family.

From the outside, it looks like your holding things together, the family, the career and responsibilities, but you sense something isn't quite right. Maybe it's the anxiety that won't switch off, the self-doubt that undermines your confidence, or emotional pressures slowly wearing you down. You may have been pushing through for months or years and telling yourself it's just how life is. If this sounds familiar, I might just be the therapist for you.

I work in a relational way, which means our sessions are collaborative as I believe the client-therapist relationship is one of the most important factors in therapy. My aim is to create a space where you feel safe, genuinely heard and understood.

I also bring a culturally aware approach to my work, meaning that your background, culture, family expectations and lived experience can shape how you experience stress, relationships and mental health and how easy or hard it feels to reach out for help. I actively consider the psychological impact of race and culture as part of our work together, not as an afterthought. I also give space to reflect on faith and spirituality where that's helpful to you.

My approach is integrative, which means that I don't believe in a one size fits all approach. I use different therapeutic styles to address your unique needs and circumstances. My core belief is that most human beings have an instinctive desire to love and be loved and when this is missing, emotional disturbances may occur.

My primary way of working is Psychodynamic and relational which means we'll explore how your past experiences, particularly early relationships, may be shaping your present feelings and patterns. To build trust, sessions are centred around a Person-centred approach, which means our relationship is a key factor that's based on mutual respect and acceptance. 

I provide counselling for short-term work and is typically solution-focused, helping you develop strategies for current challenges or life transitions. I also offer longer-term psychotherapy for deeper, complex emotional patterns and relational difficulties.

Our work will be collaborative and may involve helping you manage anxiety and stress when things become overwhelming, or work with emotional dysregulation where your emotions may feel out of control resulting in mood swings. Or perhaps working to improve difficult relationships resulting from infidelity or betrayal. Learning to build healthy boundaries while honouring what feels right for you. Or working with life transitions when everything shifts and the ground feels unsteady. If this resonates, I may well be the therapist for you.

We will work at your pace to ensure you don't feel rushed and review sessions periodically to help us navigate sessions towards a positive outcome.   

I have worked within NHS Talking Therapies which gives me vast experience across a wide range of presentations and backgrounds. I hold a Â鶹ԭ´´ Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling.

I offer a free 20-minute consultation by phone or video. This is a chance to talk about what's brought you to therapy, ask any questions and see if we're a good fit. There's no pressure and no commitment.

If after that, we decide to work together, sessions last 50 minutes and cost £65. I offer concessionary rates to trainee counsellors, young and older adults, subject to availability.