About Sacha
Sacha Akinyemi helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She also supports those coping with grief, parenting pressures, self-esteem struggles and issues around intimacy and eating. Sacha uses plain language and a calm manner to make talking feel easier for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
Sacha is a BACP counsellor with eight years of professional experience. She works in a way that centres the person in front of her and adapts to each situation.
How Sacha works
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking, not jargon or long lectures. Her approach brings together client-centred listening, short-term solution work and a systemic view of relationships and family patterns. That mix lets her respond to immediate problems while also looking at how people relate to one another.
She aims to help people make small changes that add up to real difference. Sacha pays attention to how past experiences shape current feelings, including issues linked to adoption, attachment and family of origin. She also addresses practical topics like career stresses, fatherhood concerns and communication problems.
Wherever possible she works collaboratively to set goals and track progress. People can expect straightforward conversation, empathetic listening and clear suggestions to try between sessions. Sacha encourages people to bring their real-life worries and to set the pace that feels right for them.
Sacha lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Sacha works with
The areas below are the ones Sacha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches for online change and connection
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where people can explore their feelings. It helps when someone needs to be heard and to build self-understanding before making changes. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move a person towards their goals and is useful for tackling immediate problems like anxiety or low motivation. Systemic Therapy pays attention to how relationships and family patterns affect a person’s difficulties and can be helpful for communication problems and blended family issues.Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That way the work stays relevant and easier to stick with.
Online therapy with Sacha uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family duties and daily life while keeping the focus on what the client wants to achieve.
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