Kemi Folarin , BACP

Ms Kemi Folarin is a qualified integrative counsellor and the founder of Free to Talk. Kemi works in an integrative way, blending Person Centred and Psychodynamic methods to shape sessions around each client's needs and preferences.

Kemi aims to provide a non-judgmental space where clients can focus on their concerns and feel listened to and understood. Sessions are client-led and held at a pace that suits the individual, with an emphasis on exploring what is happening for the client and building deeper self-awareness.

Kemi supports clients to draw on their inner resources to overcome challenges and pursue their desired outcomes. Clients are treated as unique individuals with potential to develop greater self-understanding, realise capabilities, and move toward goals such as letting go, moving forward, or reconnecting with themselves. The practice offers a warm, friendly environment that encourages authenticity and open discussion of both internal and external conflicts.

Before founding Free to Talk, Kemi served as CEO of a charity working with children, young people and the wider community since 2007. Kemi holds a degree in Psychology and Sociology, a Masters in Youth and Community, and is the author of The Best H.E.L.P Book, which stands for Holistic Examples of Learned Practice. With a long-standing passion for helping others grow, Kemi combines a range of therapeutic approaches and personal development resources to help clients identify and support positive belief changes, acknowledge what they want, change what they can, and accept or make peace with what they cannot change.

Client-Centred and Solution-Focused Support Online

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the process, offering empathic listening and acceptance so the person can explore feelings and discover their own solutions; this approach is helpful for building self-awareness, self-esteem, and addressing relationship or identity concerns.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current thoughts and behaviours, helping clients gain insight into recurring difficulties and emotional responses; this can be particularly useful for long-standing relational issues and deeper emotional work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Kemi works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists will tailor the work over time, adjusting techniques as progress is made and priorities change.

Online therapy with Kemi is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible and accessible for people with busy lives or limited local options. These formats allow ongoing support across distance and can be adapted to suit the pace and style that works best for each client.