Folashade Dada, BACP

Folashade Dada is a BACP-accredited therapist who supports adults and young adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges - including pre-marital and marital concerns - trauma, race-related issues, academic pressures, and low self-esteem. She frames therapy as a process of self-discovery and encourages people to connect with their existing strengths while developing practical skills to move forward with greater confidence.

As an integrative counsellor, Folashade adapts her approach to match each person’s needs, blending empathy with gentle challenge to promote growth. She aims to provide a warm, non-judgmental space where clients can explore difficult experiences, clarify values, and build coping strategies that fit their lives. Folashade holds BACP accreditation - BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - reflecting her commitment to professional standards and ongoing development.

Folashade works collaboratively, helping clients identify goals and tailoring interventions to support meaningful change. Whether someone is managing stress and low mood, navigating relationship transitions, or coping with past wounds, she offers steady guidance and practical tools so clients do not have to face these challenges alone.

Approach-led Online Therapy with Folashade Dada

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and focuses on identifying personal values to guide meaningful action. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses, helping clients improve connection, trust, and relationship dynamics. This approach can be helpful for those dealing with intimacy-related concerns, abandonment, or family and relationship difficulties.

Folashade uses a client-centered stance alongside these approaches, offering empathy and gentle challenge while adapting methods to each person. Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work - she collaborates with clients to identify what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy with Folashade is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from registered professionals without needing to travel, and allow sessions to fit into busy or changing lives.