Olapeju (Paige) Fowora, BACP

Olapeju (Paige) Fowora is a BACP-registered counsellor with ten years of experience. She blends psychodynamic ideas with a client-centred way of working and aims to help people make sense of patterns that repeat in their lives. Her style is steady and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on listening and practical support.

Paige often works with people carrying the weight of loss, trauma, relationship pain or ongoing stress. She helps clients look at how past experiences shape current reactions and offers tools to manage difficult feelings. Conversations are grounded and plain, aimed at making change feel doable.

Her background includes work across mental health services, the NHS, charities and local authority settings. That experience informs a practical approach when people are managing complex situations such as addiction, bereavement, family conflict or coping with life changes.

Sessions focus on building a collaborative relationship and making space to talk through what matters most. Practical techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches and solution-focused work are combined with reflective psychodynamic conversation. Motivational interviewing is used where people want help to shift behaviours.

People often come with concerns about self-esteem, anxiety, depression, parenting strain or relationship and intimacy problems. Paige offers a calm presence and practical steps to help people move forward at a pace that suits them.

How these approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the client at the heart of each session. The therapist offers an accepting, listening stance and follows the client's pace to help them make sense of their experience and decide what matters most. This approach can help with feelings of loss, low self-esteem and confusion about relationships.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing patterns of thought and behaviour and trying new, practical ways of coping. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and stress by giving clear steps to test out between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change habits but feel unsure how to begin. It uses a collaborative conversation to boost motivation and plan small, manageable steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. This happens as a collaborative process and can change as needs evolve.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep therapy going during busy or unpredictable periods.