Folashade Babalola

I am a Person Centered, Integrative, Humanistic Therapist. In private Practice. I am empathic, kind, warm and supportive. In addition to this I am a tutor on a level 4 Diploma Course.  I am able to assist trainee counsellors work towards their Level 4 Diploma in Counselling. I am also a qualified supervisor. 

In addition to the above I also work with a range of clients experiencing issues such as racial trauma, divorce, loss, bereavement, rejection, abandonment, sexual abuse and trauma in general. I am able to work effectively with difference and identity issues. The focus of my work is to bring about therapeutic change.  my work is centered on the needs of my client. Focusing on self and providing opportunities for the client to feel heard within a safe and secure therapeutic environment. 

I am a Person Centred, Integrative, Humanistic Therapist. In addition to this I am a work based coach and tutor to students working towards both the level 2 and the Level 4 Diploma in therapeutic counselling. Therefore, I am able to assist trainee counsellors work towards their Level 4 Diploma in Counselling. I am also a qualified teacher and a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

In addition to the above I am able to work with clients using a Person Centred Therapy Approach. 

I am a supportive supervisor working with Supervisee's using  an integrative approach. My core training is Person Centered based. My model for supervision is centered around the needs of both the Supervisee and their caseload of clients.   

Supervision will be an opportunity to work within both a confidential, supportive and educational space where growth is both encouraged and implemented through the supervision process. 

I work well with both qualified supervisees wanting to grow their practice as well as trainee counsellors developing their understanding of client work.    

My approach is warm and encouraging and practical allowing the supervisee to explore their practice and how they work with clients. There is a focus on process in terms of the impact of the work on self. 

My work is supervisee and client centered. I feel its important to develop a strong working relationship with supervisee's. There will be ample room to discuss learning, experience and the blind spots within the client work that often appear through developing a trusting supervision relationship. 

I am currently a supervisor to a number of supervisee. I have a successful teaching career in teaching level 6 trainee counsellors. In addition to this I am in private practice helping clients to navigate and explore a issues such as trauma, childhood sexual abuse, anxiety, relationship issues, racial trauma. Identity, bereavement, racism, spiritual abuse, divorce, abandonment and rejection.  In addition to this I work with client who have experienced domestic violence, addiction and other things that lead to in congruence finding a better way with the client to manage and experience life.  

My first session is be geared towards developing a relationship with my supervisee/ client and beginning to explore how they work with clients. Listening actively, developing and building a good rapport and relationship for me is the key to a good first session. 

I am a registered Accredited BACP Supervisor. In addition to this I lecture on the level 6 counselling diploma at Inter-Psyche an established training centre. I have supervisory responsibility for a number of supervisees both qualified and working towards completion of  their training. 

My supervisory practice is both supportive, educational and insightful. Allowing for the trainee or qualified counsellor to retain autonomy for client work whilst developing other ways of working with the client successfully. I am also very mindful of the supervisees process and I am able to work with their feelings and the complexities that often arise as a result of working with clients. I am person centred trained but I am able to work integratively with supervisees. 

I am empathic, congruent, warm, kind and genuine. I embrace the tenements of my training which are the three core conditions. Unconditional positive regard, empathy and congruence.  I hope that these core conditions will allow both the client and supervisee to attain their hopes for therapy. 

I offer a free consultation. This is prior to the first session where clients can ask questions about the approaches I use and discuss the work we will do together going forward.