Ayotunde Popoola

• Anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT techniques

About Ayotunde

Ayotunde Popoola helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, anger and career concerns. She works in a person-centred way and uses approaches drawn from several therapies to suit each person. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience.

Ayotunde uses person-centred counselling as the foundation of her work. That means she focuses on the client's own perspective and aims to create an open environment for talking through feelings. She also adapts techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and trauma-focused methods when those tools suit the issue at hand.

Sessions typically involve talking through recent difficulties, identifying patterns of thought and behaviour, and practising small, practical steps to cope better day to day. For grief or traumatic memories she may use trauma-focused ideas to help process responses and reduce overwhelming reactions. For anxiety and low mood she may draw on CBT-style exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding.

She also draws on emotionally-focused and solution-focused techniques to work on relationships, communication problems and clearer goals. These approaches can help with attachment concerns, abandonment, blended family issues, and related relationship patterns. Ayotunde also offers support around adoption and foster care, body image, caregiver stress, codependency and the effects of domestic violence.

Ayotunde practises in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. If a reader wants to proceed they should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site steps to match and schedule an initial appointment.

How her therapy approaches work in online sessions

Ayotunde uses person-centred counselling to prioritise the client's perspective and feelings. This approach involves active listening, reflecting back what the client says and supporting them to find their own solutions, which can help with low mood, self-esteem and life changes.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT techniques can help with anxiety and depression by testing unhelpful thoughts and trying practical coping strategies.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as needed. This is a collaborative process so plans can change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, study or family routines and can reduce travel time. For some people, audio-only sessions need less bandwidth and can be a shorter way to check in; video sessions allow face-to-face dialogue when that is preferred. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can explain practical arrangements and what to expect when you schedule an initial appointment.

Topics Ayotunde lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Trauma and abuse
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Narcissism
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Ayotunde

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among her main concerns and she uses CBT-informed techniques alongside person-centred work to address anxious thoughts and behaviour.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She bases her work on person-centred counselling and integrates methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, solution-focused work and trauma-focused therapy.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working as a counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Where does she practise?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP as supplied in her credentials.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.