Kadiatu Banful, BACP

Kadiatu Banful welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or relationship strain. She works with individuals who are coping with grief, parenting challenges, intimacy concerns and anger. Kadiatu speaks English and Twi and draws on ten years of experience supporting people through life transitions and emotional setbacks.

Kadiatu believes each person knows their own story and has strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation, helping clients find what works for them. She offers a warm, respectful space that aims to make difficult topics easier to face.

Her approach combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and psychodynamic ideas. That means talking through current problems while also looking at patterns formed earlier in life. Clients can expect both present-focused strategies and opportunities to reflect on deeper themes.

Mindfulness practices are used where helpful to reduce stress and increase awareness. Kadiatu also addresses specific concerns such as addiction, fertility and cancer-related worries, multicultural issues, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.

She uses her background to support people navigating commitment and communication problems, family of origin issues and feelings of isolation. Kadiatu describes therapy as a collaborative process where goals are set together and reviewed as progress is made. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping people find their own solutions; online sessions using this approach tend to centre on open conversation and collaborative goal setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and practising new ways of responding, which can include practical exercises to use between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase emotional awareness, and these practices can be guided during a session and practised afterwards.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean starting with a client-centred conversation, trying CBT techniques for specific symptoms, or adding mindfulness exercises as needed.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people access a therapist who speaks their language or understands their cultural background even if they are not nearby.