- ACT techniques
- CBT for thoughts
- Attachment focus
About Afusat
Dr. Afusat Apata is a HCPC registered practitioner in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, low self-esteem and depression, and she lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
She keeps sessions straightforward and person-centred. Conversations focus on what feels stuck and what small changes might help. Methods include practical exercises, exploring patterns in relationships, and building clearer ways to cope with hard feelings.
Her clinical toolkit draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas. That means she might work with thought patterns, values-based goals and how early attachment shapes current responses. Sessions can include skills practice and reflective discussion about relationships and personal boundaries.
She also uses elements of dialectical skills to help with emotional regulation and client-centred listening to follow the person’s priorities. That combination aims to address symptoms such as anxiety or low mood alongside the relational issues that often sit underneath them.
She speaks English and Yoruba and accepts international clients. Practical arrangements are made through the site’s matching process, which lets people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches guide remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for guilt and shame that keeps people stuck in avoidance or rumination.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to test and shift unhelpful thinking. That approach often helps reduce anxiety and low mood connected to past mistakes or ongoing stress.
Attachment-Informed work pays attention to how past relationship patterns shape current responses. It helps people understand why certain interactions trigger shame or blame and how to try different ways of relating.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate on what feels most useful, adjusting methods to fit the person’s goals, history and preferences rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so check the current options before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to offer continuity of care across locations, and this therapist accepts international clients according to her profile.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Yoruba
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, low self-esteem and depression, and lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of shame?
She uses a mix of cognitive behavioural work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed discussion to look at thoughts, values and relational patterns that sustain shame.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of professional experience working in psychological practice in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, as stated in her biography.
What credential does she hold in the UK?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, shown as HCPC in her profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients according to the biography.
How are sessions organised and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.