Dr. Afusat Apata, HCPC
Dr. Afusat Apata helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures and issues linke
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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About Afusat
Dr. Afusat Apata helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures and issues linked to chronic illness.
She speaks English and Yoruba and practises from the United Kingdom. She brings ten years of clinical experience to sessions and is registered with the HCPC. Her work is straightforward and respectful.
Conversations focus on what matters to the person in front of her and on practical steps they can take next.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and warm. She uses tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and make values-based changes. Attachment-based ideas also inform her work when early relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are tailored to each person's situation. Some people focus on short-term strategies for mood and sleep. Others explore longer standing patterns such as attachment, avoidance or codependency.
She aims to make each session clear and manageable, with simple steps to try between meetings. People may contact the service in English or Yoruba. International clients can be supported.
The practical options for meeting include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. If someone wants a calm, practical approach to depression and related concerns, she offers structured, person-centred care.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| HCPC | PYL045146 | May 2027 |
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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Afusat works with
Everything Afusat lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Afusat lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches simple techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build routines for mood, sleep and activity. This can help with anxiety, low mood and relationship strain.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships affect current patterns. It can help people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and develop new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and the issues they want to address, and will try methods together to see what fits best. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that suits the person's life and needs.
Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals and are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when needed, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging can fit around busy schedules. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with depression, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties, plus related concerns such as chronic illness, body image and substance issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is warm and collaborative. Conversations focus on clear, manageable steps and on what the client wants to change.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with mood and relationship issues. Her practice draws on several evidence-based methods.
Where does she practise and how is she registered?
She conducts work from the United Kingdom and is registered with the HCPC as supplied in her profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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