Adeshalewa Kolawole, BACP

Adeshalewa Kolawole is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of practice. She uses practical, conversational therapy to help people understand difficult moments and begin to feel more in control. Her approach aims to be warm and respectful while focusing on clear, achievable steps.

She commonly works with stress, anxiety, low mood and depression. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, self-harm, postpartum depression, and obsessive or compulsive difficulties. Adeshalewa pays attention to cultural and immigration-related concerns and issues that arise from adoption and foster care.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Sessions focus on understanding what triggers distress, noticing unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that make daily life easier. She listens first, then co-creates a plan that fits each person’s needs.

Adeshalewa describes her style as empathic, non-judgemental and practical. She encourages people to notice strengths and build new coping skills rather than only focusing on problems. The goal is to help people feel more empowered and able to manage emotions.

People interested in starting are guided through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process. International clients who speak English can be seen, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values. It often focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck and building actions that fit a person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centred Therapy involves listening carefully and helping people find their own solutions with non-judgemental support.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Then she will suggest an approach or mix of approaches and adjust as therapy progresses so it fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing appointments around work or family commitments. It can also make shorter check-ins simpler and let people choose quieter surroundings that suit them. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to make sure they match practical needs and daily routines.