Ganiyat Olaleye , BACP, NCPS

Ganiyat Olaleye is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports those managing grief, low self-esteem, parenting challenges and life transitions.

She approaches therapy believing clients know their own stories. She aims to draw out strengths and use them to meet goals. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and honest conversation rather than jargon.

Ganiyat tailors the method to each person. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance work with attachment-focused and client-centred methods. This mix offers structured tools and space to reflect on difficult feelings.

People come to her for help with a wide range of issues. These include anger, intimacy-related concerns, addictions, sleeping and eating struggles, career stress, compassion fatigue and neurodiversity-related challenges such as ADHD or autism. She also attends to body image, caregiver strain and chronic illness matters.

Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba for those who prefer either language. Ganiyat works with international clients and uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what fits their life. She encourages an open conversation about goals on the first meetings and adapts as needs change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a life they care about. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Decisions are collaborative and can be adjusted if something does not feel helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a fuller conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit quick check-ins and shorter reflections. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments while still working through the same therapeutic steps used in face-to-face counselling.