Ganiyat Olaleye, BACP, NCPS
Ganiyat Olaleye is a UK-based counsellor with six years of professional experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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About Ganiyat
Ganiyat Olaleye is a UK-based counsellor with six years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening closely and working with each person’s strengths. Ganiyat speaks English and Yoruba and approaches work with practical steps and steady support.
Her background includes supporting people facing stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, addictions and career or parenting stresses.
Background and approach
Ganiyat offers a calm space where clients can talk through painful events and everyday pressures. Ganiyat uses a mix of methods to match what each person needs. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives and client-centred listening.
These give a balance of practical coping skills and deeper emotional work. Sessions often focus on small, achievable changes. Clients might work on thought patterns, build emotion regulation skills, or clarify values and next steps.
Ganiyat aims to make tasks manageable and relevant to daily life. Her work is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people set goals and checks progress along the way.
The aim is to make therapy useful for the challenges someone brings, including coping with life changes and rebuilding motivation. Ganiyat values open conversation about hopes and limits. She accepts international clients and adapts her approach to suit different backgrounds and needs.
Registration
| 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.
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 Ganiyat works with
Everything Ganiyat lists, 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
Approaches Ganiyat lists
- 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
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
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to what is most pressing, discuss options and agree together which methods to try first. Clients are invited to feed back on what helps so the approach can be adjusted over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, written reflection or people who prefer not to use video. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family or travel schedules while keeping the focus on useful skill-building and emotional understanding.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression as well as grief, relationship and intimacy issues. Other areas include self-esteem, addictions, parenting pressures and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, helps set small goals and uses exercises to change thoughts and behaviours while also attending to emotions.
What professional background does she have?
Ganiyat has six years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns from anxiety to trauma and caregiving stress.
What credentials and region are listed for this counsellor?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba for clients who prefer either language.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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