Ganiyat Olaleye, BACP, NCPS
Ganiyat Olaleye is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience.
About Ganiyat
Ganiyat Olaleye is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions. She also supports those coping with grief, relationship strain, low self-esteem and challenges around parenting and intimacy.
Ganiyat believes each person knows their own story and strengths. She listens first and helps clients build on what already works for them. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match the client's needs.
Background and approach
Her background includes a range of psychological approaches so she can tailor work to the individual. She uses practical skills from cognitive behavioural methods alongside acceptance-based ideas to help people change how they respond to difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-focused work is used when relationship patterns are part of the problem.
Ganiyat has supported people with addiction concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, compassion fatigue and ADHD issues. She also addresses additional areas such as body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and career-related worries. The aims are clearer thinking, steadier emotions and better day-to-day coping.
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba and can be arranged online. She invites people to take a first step at a pace that suits them. Ganiyat encourages small changes that fit into everyday life and helps clients notice progress along the way.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 393044 | September 2026 |
| NCPS | NCS22-01657 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ganiyat lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Ganiyat names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and connect with what matters most. It teaches simple exercises to accept difficult feelings while taking steps towards chosen values, which can help with anxiety, depression and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers straightforward tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours, which is useful for stress, worry and mood problems.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will choose or blend approaches so the work fits the person's needs and everyday life. Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work when steady audio is enough or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while using the approaches described above.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Ganiyat help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Other areas supported include grief, parenting concerns, addictions and trauma and abuse.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centred. She listens first, then introduces practical techniques to manage thoughts, emotions and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life issues.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba, and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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