Ganiyat Olaleye, BACP, NCPS
6 years in practice
Ganiyat Olaleye is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 393044 · expires September 2026
- NCPS
- NCS22-01657 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- 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 Ganiyat
Ganiyat Olaleye is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions. She also supports those coping with grief, relationship strain and challenges around self-esteem or motivation.
Ganiyat believes people are experts in their own stories. She helps clients draw on their strengths and make small, practical changes. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Her work draws on several therapeutic approaches to match different needs. She uses Existential ideas to look at meaning and personal choice. She also offers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based perspectives when they fit the issue.
Ganiyat has experience supporting a wide range of concerns, including addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strains, career questions and compassion fatigue. She also works with people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image and communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba and can be arranged for international clients.
Ganiyat aims to create a steady, respectful space so people can explore problems, try new strategies and build confidence in handling life’s demands.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ganiyat lists on their public professional profile, 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 counseling
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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
Approaches online and how they can help
Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, choice and responsibility in their lives. It is useful for those facing major life changes, questions about purpose, or feelings of being stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them and on taking actions that match personal values. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships and can help with trust, intimacy and communication issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan that fits the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still accessing professional support.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ganiyat address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions along with issues like grief, relationship strain, self-esteem, addiction and trauma.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is practical and person-centred, helping people use their strengths and try small changes that fit their life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a broad range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba, and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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