Ghada Akkad, BACP

Ghada Akkad offers a warm, person-centred counselling style that aims to help people handle stress, anxiety, relationship challenges and low self-esteem. She introduces therapy in a straightforward, friendly way so sessions feel less intimidating. Ghada speaks English and Arabic and works with people from different cultural backgrounds. She holds BACP registration, and brings five years of professional experience to her work.

Ghada believes clients are the experts in their own stories and that small strengths can lead to real change. She uses creativity in sessions to keep work engaging and to build practical skills people can carry forward. Conversations are direct and human - there is space for honesty, light moments and emotional work.

Her approach draws on cognitive and behavioural ideas alongside acceptance and mindfulness-influenced practices. She selects methods that fit each person rather than following one fixed model. This means sessions may include noticing thoughts, practicing new responses and exploring values and goals.

Ghada has helped people manage depression, grief, compassion fatigue and addiction-related concerns, and she supports those facing life transitions, career uncertainty and immigration-related stress. She also addresses attachment and communication problems, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. This practical first step helps match needs and preferences before the therapeutic work starts.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help when worry, avoidance or lack of direction get in the way. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises an open, non-judgemental relationship where the person is heard and understood; this can help people who need space to process emotions and make choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and looks for practical ways to change unhelpful patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and compulsive habits.

Finding the most useful approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as work progresses so the approach fits the person rather than the other way round.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions around work and family life, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and options that reduce travel time. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which formats are offered before booking. In general, working remotely can make it simpler to attend regularly and to practise skills between sessions, while still keeping the focus on clear, goal-oriented therapeutic work.