Olapeju (Paige) Fowora, BACP

Olapeju (Paige) Fowora is a professionally qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist who blends psychodynamic insight with a client-centered stance to support people through difficult life experiences. She works with clients to identify repeating patterns and defensive strategies that may have been useful in the past but no longer serve their wellbeing. Believing that each person is the expert in their own life, she offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence and practical tools to help clients navigate change and build stronger relationships with themselves.

With 10 years of experience working within mental health, Olapeju has supported children, families, and adults facing complex trauma, life-changing disabilities, and a wide range of emotional challenges. Her background includes roles in the NHS, UK charities, family justice services, and local authority settings, giving her experience with diverse needs and systemic contexts. She is BACP registered - a membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her professional training and commitment to ongoing development.

Olapeju works with issues such as family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. She offers an empathic, accepting space and uses a combination of therapeutic approaches to tailor support to each person's goals, providing tools and compassionate guidance throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic approaches offered in online sessions

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s own expertise and experience. It involves compassionate listening, reflective dialogue, and collaborative goal-setting to help people explore emotions, strengthen self-awareness, and work through relationship or self-esteem issues.

Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and relational patterns influence present feelings and behaviors. It can help people understand recurring difficulties, long-standing emotional pain, and attachment or abandonment concerns by bringing those patterns into awareness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Olapeju will work collaboratively with each person to clarify goals and test approaches that fit their needs, preferences, and pace, adjusting methods as learning and progress unfold.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel, and allow people to engage in therapy from familiar surroundings while still receiving guided support from registered professionals.