- Values-based steps
- Mindful methods
- Warm listening
About Katya
Katya Olateju is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She draws on 16 years of experience to support people facing career pressures, low self-esteem, parenting challenges and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and French and Katya works with people from the United Kingdom and internationally.
Katya prefers a straightforward, respectful style. She adapts conversations and a plan to each person's needs, aiming for clear steps people can try between meetings. Her work often addresses sleep and eating concerns, anger, intimacy-related worries, depression and ADHD-related struggles alongside relationship and family stress.
Her approach includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, emotionally-focused work and mindfulness. In practice this means combining gentle exploration of feelings with exercises that help people notice thoughts, choose values-based actions and strengthen important connections.
Over the years Katya has also supported people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, blended family situations, caregiver stress, body image and midlife questions. She uses straightforward coaching where helpful to build motivation and practical coping skills.
People who come to Katya can expect calm, non-judgemental conversation and a focus on small, achievable changes. To begin, clients follow the service Start Therapy steps to match with her and arrange sessions according to availability.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and life transitions. Attachment-based ideas focus on patterns in close relationships and how past connections shape current trust and intimacy, which can help with relationship stress and feelings of emptiness. Client-centred therapy centres on respectful, non-judgemental listening and giving people space to make their own discoveries and choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Progress is treated as a collaboration, with adjustments made along the way to suit what feels helpful.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks. Since the original profile does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions still allow practical exercises, mindfulness practices and values-based tasks to be completed between meetings, helping them apply what they practise to everyday situations.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes, plus issues such as parenting, career strain, sleep and eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-centred, combining gentle exploration with exercises to build coping skills and motivation.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life difficulties.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
She is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are provided?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.