Kemi Folarin, BACP

Kemi Folarin is an integrative counsellor and the founder of Free to Talk who draws on multiple therapeutic modalities to tailor support to each person he works with. He combines client-centered and psychodynamic approaches so that sessions remain led by the client while also exploring underlying patterns and past influences that shape current experience. His practice prioritizes a warm, non-judgmental space where clients can feel heard, build self-awareness, and access their own inner resources to move toward desired outcomes.

Kemi encourages clients to work at a pace that suits them, whether the focus is on letting go, moving forward, or reconnecting with the self. He sees each person as unique and capable of change, and he supports practical shifts in thinking and behaviour that help clients recognise what they want, change what they can, and make peace with what they cannot. Areas of work include stress and anxiety, relationships and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting and young adult concerns, as well as workplace challenges and self-esteem work.

Before founding Free to Talk, Kemi served as CEO of a charity working with children, young people and wider communities beginning in 2007. He holds a degree in Psychology and Sociology and a Masters in Youth and Community, and he is the author of The Best H.E.L.P Book, which offers holistic examples of learned practice. Kemi is also a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. He enjoys travel and reading personal development books, and he works collaboratively with clients to identify positive belief changes that support lasting progress.