Borbala (Bee) Shehata-Jakab

• Identity and self esteem
• Attachment and relationships
• ACT and CBT approaches

About Borbala

Borbala (Bee) Shehata-Jakab helps people work through identity, relationship and wellbeing concerns using an integrative approach that draws on several established therapies. She works with adults and brings five years' professional experience to her counselling. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds NCPS accreditation.

She works from an integrative perspective, combining elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. That means sessions can include talking through thoughts and feelings, noticing patterns in relationships, and practicing new ways of responding to difficult situations.

She often focuses on identity and personality in the context of relationships. This includes exploring issues such as LGBT concerns, attachment and abandonment, self-esteem, codependency, communication problems and commitment difficulties. She also works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, career and life changes.

Practical tools may be used when helpful, including journaling, chair work, dreamwork and working with images or symbols. These are optional and intended to complement conversational work rather than replace it.

Sessions look to help people notice how past experiences shape current reactions and then try new ways of coping. The counsellor aims to work collaboratively, helping clients identify small, workable steps for change and clearer decision making.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on what matters to them. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and coping with change by teaching practical exercises to act in line with values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early and current relationship patterns and how these affect feelings and behaviour; it can be useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment issues and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with the client and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can include mixing conversational work with exercises or creative tools such as journaling or chair work if the client wants them.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals, including this counsellor, use these ways of working to help people maintain continuity of care and progress with their goals.

Topics Borbala lists

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Borbala

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the concerns she helps people with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers integrative counselling that draws on ACT, attachment-based, client-centred, CBT and emotionally-focused approaches.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years' experience working as a counsellor.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds NCPS accreditation.

Can I have sessions in Hungarian?

Sessions are offered in English and Hungarian.

What session formats are available?

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

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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