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Grace Ovba-Adebiyi, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseEating disordersSelf esteem Depression

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Grace Ovba-Adebiyi is a counsellor who brings seven years of practical experience to her work with people facing emotional strain. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and focuses on helping people find clearer ways forward. Grace aims to create a warm, respectful space where clients can talk honestly and begin to make small changes.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and helps them use their strengths to tackle problems.

Background and approach

Sessions are built around what matters most to the client, whether that is easing anxiety, working through trauma, or improving self-esteem. Grace draws on several practical approaches to shape sessions. She uses techniques that help people notice and change unhelpful thinking, build emotional skills, and commit to values-guided action.

She also focuses on relationships and how emotions influence closeness and conflict. She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, panic, post-traumatic stress, eating difficulties, body image, depression, and issues around intimacy and parenting. Grace also supports people facing career shifts, coping with life changes, and struggling with guilt or loneliness.

Sessions aim to be realistic and actionable. Conversations move from understanding what’s happening to trying manageable steps that fit day-to-day life. Grace encourages steady progress and practical coping tools as part of a longer journey toward change.

How Grace uses different approaches in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-driven action rather than fighting every negative feeling. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making lasting life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with panic, depression and social anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions in relationships and aims to improve connection and communication for people struggling with intimacy or relational distress.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Grace will talk with each person about their goals and try different techniques to see what fits. That way, the plan evolves from the client’s needs, with the therapist offering guidance and practical options rather than assuming one method will suit everyone.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face for deeper conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief updates or daily support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel, and they allow continuity when in-person meetings are difficult.

What concerns does she help with?

Grace works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating issues, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career worries, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a collaborative, person-focused approach that combines practical skills and reflective conversation. Sessions aim to identify doable steps and build emotional awareness.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience working with a broad range of emotional and psychological concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

Grace is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

How are sessions delivered?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

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Also listed

Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Body image
Career difficulties
Coaching
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Guilt and shame
Intimacy-related issues
Isolation / loneliness
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Parenting issues
Post-traumatic stress
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Self-love
Sleeping disorders
Social anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Grace Ovba-Adebiyi, BACP

Background and approach

How Grace uses different approaches in online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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