About Kobe
Dr. Kobe Akanmu helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with self-esteem. She supports those coping with life changes, grief, parenting pressures, relationship challenges, anger and career concerns.
Her work also addresses abandonment, attachment and family of origin issues, plus problems such as body image, codependency, infertility, and isolation. She uses a direct and compassionate style. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on practical ways to manage day-to-day distress.
How Kobe works
Conversations are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive techniques help spot and change unhelpful thinking.
Person-centred work creates space for clients to bring their experience and feel heard. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect present problems. Dr.
Akanmu has five years of clinical experience. Her listed credentials are BACP and NCPS, which are included here as provided. She practises from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
People often come with a single problem or several linked issues, and sessions adapt to both. The emphasis is on clear steps you can try between meetings and on building skills to handle setbacks. The tone is respectful and straightforward throughout.
Kobe lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Kobe works with
The areas below are the ones Kobe selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches available online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the client's experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and helps people clarify their own goals, which can be useful for self-esteem issues and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on finding links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety and depression by changing unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of coping.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and the patterns that appear in close relationships. It helps people recognise emotion-driven responses and develop new ways of relating that reduce conflict and isolation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest approaches to try. Decisions are made together and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text sessions can fit short check-ins or working around a busy day. These options aim to make therapy easier to fit into everyday life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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