Dr. Afusat Apata, HCPC
10 years in practice
Dr. Afusat Apata offers support for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles and parenting concerns.
License and registration
- HCPC
- PYL045146 · expires May 2027
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Yoruba
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Afusat
Dr. Afusat Apata offers support for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles and parenting concerns. She draws on a decade of clinical experience and aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters to them.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Her way of working is straightforward and person-focused. She listens for what a person values and what gets in the way of living those values.
Background and approach
Conversations look at thoughts and behaviours, and also at meaning, choice and connection. Practical skills may be used alongside reflective discussion to help manage day-to-day problems. Afusat uses a blend of approaches rather than a single method.
This includes existential ideas about meaning and responsibility, cognitive techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts, and attachment-focused work to look at patterns in close relationships. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people act in line with what matters to them.
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC, and has practiced for 10 years in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba, and she is available to work with international clients by remote formats. People can expect clear, simple aims for therapy and practical steps between sessions.
The emphasis is on finding approaches that suit each person, and on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Afusat lists on their public professional profile, 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches adapt to online sessions
Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps when someone is struggling with life transitions, questions of purpose, or feelings of emptiness by encouraging reflection and clearer personal priorities.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them, and on choosing actions that match what matters. It can help with anxiety, low mood and patterns that stop people moving forward.
Attachment-Based Therapy examines how past and current relationship patterns shape expectations and behaviour in close connections. It is useful for addressing communication problems, attachment issues and recurring relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve, and sessions are adjusted together to reflect progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties and parenting concerns. Additional focus areas include body image, chronic illness, addiction, communication problems and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She combines reflective discussion about meaning with practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of professional experience and has practised in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba, and she accepts clients from outside the United Kingdom via remote sessions.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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