Tolulope Elizabeth Fakunle

Tolulope Elizabeth Fakunle is a HCPC-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She brings eight years of professional experience to her work and aims to support people through difficult life changes. She speaks English and Yoruba and uses a straightforward, compassionate style in sessions. She believes people know their own story and already have strengths to draw on. In the room she helps people name what matters to them, spot unhelpful patterns, and take small steps towards change. Tolulope frames therapy as a collaborative conversation rather than giving orders or quick fixes. Her practice covers a broad range of concerns. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and family matters. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, body image and self-esteem, and the effects of major life transitions such as divorce and separation. Tolulope draws on several evidence-informed approaches. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values, cognitive behavioural techniques to address thinking and behaviour patterns, and client-centred listening to make space for a person’s own perspective. She also incorporates elements from dialectical behaviour work and emotionally-focused approaches when helpful. If someone is unsure what will help, she starts by understanding the person’s goals and testing small changes together. Practical coping skills, clearer communication habits and workable daily routines are common early steps in her sessions.

How her approaches fit with online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps towards those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns with practical exercises and goal-setting. It often helps with worry, low mood, sleep problems and stress. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises warm, non-judgemental listening so the person feels heard and can explore their own solutions; this is helpful when people want a supportive space to work through relationship or identity concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tolulope will talk with each person about goals, preferences and how they respond to different techniques. Together they decide what to try first and adjust the plan as needed, so therapy stays practical and relevant to everyday life.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family commitments and avoiding travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to attend regular appointments and try brief check-ins when needed. Session formats are not specified in her biography, so check the current session options before booking to confirm how appointments are run.