- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships and parenting
- Values focused work
About Afusat
Dr. Afusat Apata is a HCPC-registered practitioner in the United Kingdom with 10 years of experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and parenting pressures. She lists life purpose among her areas of focus for people reassessing what comes next in work, relationships or health.
She uses clear, practical conversation to help people sort priorities and test small changes. Sessions involve talking through current problems, noticing patterns, and trying short exercises between meetings. That might include looking at thoughts and behaviours, or practicing new ways of communicating.
Her clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based work, alongside client-centred and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy methods. These give a mix of thinking tools, values-focused work and attention to how past relationships shape current patterns.
Dr Apata takes a direct but respectful style. She aims to help people identify what matters now and to find doable steps forward. Conversations are paced to each person's needs and practical constraints.
She offers sessions in English and Yoruba and accepts international clients. Before booking, readers are asked to confirm current session options and formats offered by the service.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and decisions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers concrete strategies to test and change unhelpful patterns. It suits stress, anxiety and low mood where practical exercises are helpful. Attachment-Based work looks at how earlier relationships influence current ways of relating and can help with repeated relationship difficulties and communication problems.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit the person's goals, preferences and day-to-day realities. This means trying tools from different approaches and checking what helps in real life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible for people in other countries to connect with registered or accredited professionals who use these approaches.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Yoruba
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship concerns and parenting pressures, and lists life purpose as an area of focus.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
Her style is practical and conversational; she uses exercises, noticing patterns, and small tests between sessions to help people try different ways of responding.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of clinical experience and practises in the United Kingdom with HCPC registration as provided in her profile.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in the United Kingdom and is listed with the HCPC as supplied in her biography.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; check the platform's booking flow for cross-border details before scheduling.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; confirm specific fees during booking.
How do I begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.