Modupe Awonuga

Modupe Awonuga is a counsellor who helps people dealing with relationships, parenting worries, low self‑esteem, depression and big life changes. She also supports clients facing abandonment, attachment issues, body image concerns, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Modupe uses a calm, respectful manner and aims to make sessions feel practical and down to earth.

She trained through diplomas in therapeutic and psychotherapeutic counselling and holds an Advanced Diploma in Counselling. Modupe is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has four years of professional experience and has worked on placement with NHS Talking Therapies, formerly IAPT.

Her approach draws on attachment work, person-centred ideas and psychodynamic thinking to look at how past experiences shape current feelings. She also uses motivational interviewing techniques when people want practical help to change habits or reach goals. Modupe has undertaken trauma‑informed training and pays attention to cultural sensitivity in sessions.

In practice she aims for collaboration and clear conversation. Sessions are a place to talk through what matters, try small changes, and build more helpful ways of coping. She continues with supervision, personal therapy and ongoing training to support her work.

Alongside private practice, Modupe volunteers with mental health organisations and advocates for clients who need support accessing services. This includes practical help and backing to express views when dealing with organisations.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Modupe works with attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect present feelings and patterns. This approach can help when relationships, abandonment or loneliness are causing distress.

She also uses client-centred methods that focus on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. That helps build trust and makes it easier to talk about sensitive material. Motivational interviewing is used when clients want to make concrete changes, such as improving self‑care or addressing workplace issues; it focuses on clarifying goals and small steps to get there.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Modupe will work together with each client to decide what feels most helpful. That might mean focusing on attachment patterns at first, then moving to motivational techniques to support practical change.

For practical arrangements, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as they are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life and reduce travel time. They can also allow shorter check‑ins when needed or remove the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage.