Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Olayinka works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Olayinka
Olayinka "Mary" Akeju uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage strong emotions and life stress. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 17 years of clinical experience. Mary writes in a straightforward way and focuses on real problems people bring into sessions, like anger, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain.
Mary draws on therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to strengthen emotional awareness and improve communication. Sessions are aimed at clear, manageable goals rather than vague promises. People who come to Mary often want help with anger, parenting stress, trauma, or mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms.
She also supports those dealing with addiction, career stress, body image, sleep problems, or feelings of abandonment. Treatment plans are shaped around each person's needs and life circumstances. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
Mary helps people identify practical skills they can use between sessions, such as breathing and grounding techniques, behavior changes, and new ways to talk about difficult feelings. She pays attention to how relationships and past attachment experiences influence present-day reactions. Mary offers multiple online ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
International clients may be seen in English, and scheduling is arranged through an online matching and booking process.
What Olayinka works with
Everything Olayinka lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Olayinka's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Olayinka lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and trying small, practical changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, or low mood. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it supports taking actions that match personal values even when feelings are difficult.She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to help people understand how past relationships affect current reactions and to build a trusting working relationship. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will discuss options, listen to your goals, and adapt methods to fit your needs and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online therapy with Mary is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when face-to-face conversation helps, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and chat or messaging can fit faster exchanges or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping consistent therapeutic progress.
Questions people ask about Olayinka
What kinds of problems does Mary help with?
She works with people facing anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction concerns, grief, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She combines skill teaching with exploring how past attachments shape current reactions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary brings 17 years of experience as a practicing counselor working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients who can participate in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Mary meets with clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.