Ghada Akkad, BACP

Ghada Akkad is a registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds. She holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings a warm, nonintimidating presence to sessions while drawing on a range of evidence-informed approaches. Ghada works with stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem and motivation, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, career challenges, and compassion fatigue, as well as related issues such as attachment difficulties, commitment and communication problems, isolation, and multicultural concerns.

Ghada believes that each person is the expert on their own life and that therapy is a collaborative process built on the client s strengths. She combines creativity and a down-to-earth style to make therapy accessible and engaging, aiming to leave clients with practical skills and longer-term tools to carry forward. Sessions are a space to be honest, sometimes laugh, and tackle whatever matters most, with the therapeutic approach tailored to the individual using client-centered, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness-based techniques.

Ghada offers flexible options for working together, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she accepts international clients who seek support in English or Arabic.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take committed action toward a meaningful life while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and persistent stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and developing practical skills to change them, which is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, compulsive behaviours, and coping with change. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers empathy and support while clients explore their own solutions and strengths; this approach benefits issues like self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and life purpose concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Ghada works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques from these approaches to the person in front of her rather than prescribing a single model.

Online therapy formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility to fit work, family, and time zone considerations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of support, access registered professionals from different locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward personal goals.