Borbala (Bee) Shehata-Jakab

Integrative therapist focusing on identity and relationships

BACP, NCPS United Kingdom

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
Approaches: Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English, Hungarian

About Borbala

Borbala (Bee) Shehata-Jakab is an integrative therapist who blends several evidence-informed approaches to meet each person's needs. She creates a calm, accepting space where adults can speak openly about identity, relationships and life changes.

Background and approach

Bee describes therapy as a collaborative process that helps people find their own path through difficult moments. She draws on methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment-based work and client-centred practice.

These are mixed with ideas from psychodynamic and humanistic thinking to address how past experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. Sessions are conversational and practical, with room for reflection and gentle challenge.

Creative exercises such as therapeutic journaling, chair work, dreamwork and using images or symbols are offered when helpful. These tools are optional and used to deepen understanding or to try new ways of responding.

The emphasis remains on what feels useful for each person. Bee has five years of experience working with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and identity-related issues.

She also supports people facing parenting pressures, career changes, and difficulties around communication and commitment. She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works with adults aged 18 and over.

Sessions are offered in English and Hungarian. Therapy aims to help people uncover strengths, build self-esteem and make clearer choices about relationships and life direction.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-driven action. Online ACT sessions often involve practical exercises and short home practices to build flexibility around difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotions; online sessions use discussion and reflective work to identify patterns and try new ways of connecting. The Gottman Method informs how relationship patterns and communication habits are explored, helping people spot recurring cycles and practise small behavioural changes that improve interactions.

Choosing the best approach happens together. The therapist will talk about goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process with room to adjust over time if something is not working.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and reading body language, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or who want frequent brief contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and travel.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Borbala helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and identity issues. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting pressures, career changes and family-related problems.

What is the therapy style like in sessions?

Sessions are collaborative and conversational with a mix of practical exercises and reflective work. Creative techniques such as journaling and chair work are offered when they suit the person.

What relevant experience does she have?

She has five years of clinical experience working with adults on issues including self-esteem, trauma, communication problems and coping with life changes.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Hungarian.

Can international clients work with this counsellor?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered within the United Kingdom.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does the subscription and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety LGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Aging and geriatric issues Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issues Fertility issues First responder issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImmigration issues Impulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Multicultural concerns Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-love Sexuality Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centred TherapyCognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Registered with

BACP, NCPS

Languages

English, Hungarian