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Grace Ovba-Adebiyi, BACP

Gentle, collaborative counselling for practical change

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About Grace

Grace Ovba-Adebiyi is a counsellor with seven years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Grace sees therapy as a collaborative process and aims to offer calm, focussed support to people taking the first steps to change.

Her approach begins by listening to each person's story and recognising their strengths. She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, sleep difficulties and low self-esteem.

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How Grace works

Grace also helps people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career decisions and major life changes. She draws on several approaches to shape sessions around what suits each person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build new behaviours.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people to notice feelings and act in line with values. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person’s experience and pace. Grace also uses techniques from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when they fit the work.

She supports people dealing with panic, post-traumatic stress, body image concerns, guilt and shame, and social anxiety. The work may include practical coping tools, talking through emotional patterns and trying small experiments between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients.

Grace aims to create a steady, respectful space where people can explore challenges, try new ways of coping and build on their existing strengths.

Grace lists 5 ways of working on the entry:

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What Grace works with

The areas below are the ones Grace selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.

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Training and background

Register BACP
Years in practice 7
Languages English
Session format Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging
Country United Kingdom

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Online support options

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Grace often uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and panic. She also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult feelings and commit to actions that match their values. Client-Centred Therapy underpins her way of working by keeping the client's experience central and moving at their pace.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through options, try different techniques and adjust the plan as needs and goals become clearer. Decisions are shaped by what feels most helpful to the person and what fits their everyday life.

Online therapy with Grace can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow for flexible, written exchanges and can suit people who prefer to write rather than speak. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments, and to try different formats until the right fit is found.

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Common questions

What concerns does Grace help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating issues, sleep problems and low self-esteem, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centred, offering empathetic support while gently challenging patterns that get in the way of change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working with a range of issues including PTSD, panic attacks, isolation and eating disorders.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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