Ghada Akkad , BACP

Ghada Akkad is a registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 5 years of professional experience supporting clients from a range of backgrounds. She specialises in helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship challenges, rebuild motivation, and strengthen self-esteem and confidence while working with depression when it arises. She approaches each person with respect for their expertise in their own life and believes in building on existing strengths to meet difficult moments and create meaningful change.

Ghada aims to make counselling approachable rather than intimidating. She uses creativity to keep the work engaging and focuses on practical, long-term skills clients can carry forward after therapy concludes. Sessions are grounded in honest conversation - clients can expect warmth, moments of levity, and focused work on what matters most to them.

She is a member of the BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has training in Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Cognitive and Behavioural approaches. Ghada selects the therapeutic method that best fits each individual, recognising that every person is unique. She welcomes messages from prospective clients who would like to begin a conversation and explore working together.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build actions that align with those values while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often useful for anxiety, low motivation, and navigating life changes.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathy, active listening, and creating a supportive space where clients lead the pace and content of sessions. This approach can be particularly helpful for building self-esteem, processing relationship issues, and addressing grief or loss.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours by teaching practical strategies to shift responses and develop new coping skills. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is treated as a collaborative process. Ghada will work with each person to identify the methods that best fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Offering sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support from different locations. These options provide flexibility in timing and format so clients can choose what feels most comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.