Adeola Asabia

I have availability for new clients and work weekdays and evenings Monday to Friday.

I am a qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist working with adults, professionals, entrepreneurs and trainee therapists. 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 warm, caring and confidential space for meaningful change. My practice is integrative which requires using a range of proven therapy techniques to address your unique needs and circumstances allowing you to feel seen, heard and understood.

My practice also provides 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.

Sometimes, we get caught up in our daily lives, relying on auto-pilot, pushing aside our worries and concerns and not allowing space to process our emotions.

Personal beliefs guiding my work include the understanding that the desire of most human beings is for relational connection and when this is missing, emotional and psychological disturbances may occur. This tends to relate to attachment issues impacting on our sense of self and relationship with others.

I provide counselling to address short-term work which tends to be solution focused around current issues to develop coping strategies. I also offer psychotherapy which usually involves longer term work, exploring deep emotional difficulties and behaviour patterns which often work with our unconscious processes.

Other client presentations I work with have included high levels of anxiety, depressive episodes, low mood, burnout, relationship and identity issues, imposter syndrome,  trauma, life changing events, grief and loss. 

I also give space to clients wishing to reflect on their faith and spirituality.

You may be facing difficulties in life that are just too big to manage on your own or you may be feeling stuck, anxious or disconnected on the inside.

My approach is not about quick fixes, it's about understanding root causes shaping your emotions and relationships. 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, affecting our relationship with self and others.

Through a safe reflective space, we will spend time exploring your thoughts, feelings and behaviour patterns, helping you develop a stronger sense of self, healthier relationships and emotional resilience. I strongly believe that the client-therapist relationship plays an integral part in the therapeutic process allowing you to feel seen, heard and understood. 

You may be struggling with loneliness or feeling anxious or depressed. You may be experiencing conflict in personal relationships, ruptures at work or perhaps dealing with grief or loss.  Or you suddenly feel this is the right time to unpack painful events from the past to find some sort of meaning. If any of these resonate with you, I may be the counsellor for you.

My practice is integrative drawing from modalities that include person centred, gestalt, existential and solution focused therapy with a primary focus in working from a psychodynamic perspective and attachment theory.

I have extensive experience working remotely with NHS talk therapy and hold a Â鶹ԭ´´ certificate in online and telephone counselling.

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 offer a free 15 minute initial telephone session. During this call, we talk about what brings you to therapy, how therapy can help and questions you may have. I will also share my way of working as I believe it's important for clients to choose a therapist they feel comfortable with. 

If we both feel we make a good fit, I will email you a counselling contract. This contract expresses the responsibilities of the counsellor towards the client and the client’s responsibility in the counselling relationship. I will also answer any questions you may have prior to our first therapy session to confirm you understand and accept its contents before signing.

During our first session, you may not have the words to express how you feel, you just know you're not thriving and there might be a nagging voice asking "what's wrong with me?''

I aim to help you deepen your self-awareness through reflection, using the therapy space in exploring your inner world without fear of judgement and creating a safe space for healing, self-discovery and change to take place.

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 Â鶹ԭ´´ 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.