Folashade Dada , BACP

Folashade Dada is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping adults and young adults through stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She offers a calm presence and practical support for people facing career pressures, parenting strain, grief and difficulties with self-esteem. Folashade writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person.

She uses a blend of recognised approaches to match whatever an individual needs. That might mean practical thinking tools for unhelpful thoughts, or gentler exploration of attachment and intimacy patterns. She aims to help people find clearer choices and small steps that make daily life feel more manageable.

Folashade has four years of professional experience and draws on that time to offer straightforward guidance. Her style mixes empathy with gentle challenge, helping clients notice strengths they already have. Conversations focus on real problems and realistic changes rather than abstract theory.

Common issues she supports include family tensions, communication problems, coping with life changes, sleeping problems, and anger. She also works with concerns such as adoption and foster care, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Folashade is comfortable discussing complex topics like attachment and intimacy-related issues.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. She works online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people and plan the next steps.

Approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and choosing actions based on personal values. It often helps with anxiety, stress and life changes by encouraging small, value-driven steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses; it can be useful for intimacy issues and difficulties in close relationships.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. Folashade will discuss different approaches with each person and together decide which methods suit immediate needs and longer term goals. That collaborative planning means sessions can shift as progress is made or new issues come up.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and hold deeper conversations, while phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter updates, ongoing reflection between sessions, or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and travel commitments.