Ghada Akkad, BACP

Ghada Akkad is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that shape daily life. She works with people feeling stressed, anxious, low in self-esteem, or facing life changes. Ghada uses a warm, down-to-earth style to help people feel heard and able to make small changes that matter.

She sees clients for concerns such as depression, relationship difficulties, coping after loss, addiction-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Ghada also supports people dealing with attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, and multicultural or immigration concerns. Her work aims to make therapy approachable and practical.

Ghada draws on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy. She selects methods to match the person in front of her rather than using the same plan for everyone. Sessions are conversational and collaborative, with concrete strategies to try between meetings.

She holds BACP registration, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Ghada has five years of professional experience working with people from varied backgrounds. She offers sessions in English and Arabic and accepts international clients.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange appointment times that suit them. Ghada aims to make the process straightforward and to support people taking their first steps towards change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and life direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and habits. It teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and build new routines for everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences, then decide together which methods suit the situation. This collaborative way makes it easier to try things and adjust the plan as needed.

The original biography does not list specific online session types, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy around work or family life, and for shorter check-ins when time is limited. Online work can make it easier to practise skills in the settings where problems occur and to use mindfulness or behavioural exercises between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often adapt techniques such as ACT and CBT for remote sessions so people can carry practical tools into everyday routines.