- Collaborative approach
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed support
About Olayinka
Olayinka "Mary" Akeju is an LPC based in New Jersey with 17 years of clinical experience. She combines practical talk therapy with an emphasis on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and the emotional fallout of trauma. Her style is collaborative and grounded in respect for each person's background and story.
Mary centers sessions on what matters to each client. She helps people identify strengths, build coping skills, and make daily changes that reduce distress. She offers straightforward tools for emotional regulation, managing anger, and addressing addictions or depressive symptoms.
Her work also covers parenting concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career stress, and life transitions. Mary attends to attachment patterns and communication problems, and she supports people coping with adoption or foster care questions, abandonment, and caregiver stress. She also addresses concerns related to ADHD, dissociation, and body image.
Mary draws on cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, and client-centered methods to help people shift unhelpful patterns. She also uses attachment-based perspectives and techniques from dialectical behavior approaches for emotion regulation when helpful.
People who have experienced natural or human-caused disasters can bring those reactions to therapy here. The focus in sessions is on stabilizing emotions, restoring routine, and finding practical next steps. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
How her approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without being ruled by them and then take steps toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behavior with concrete exercises to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating and communicating.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Mary will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She tailors techniques over time and checks in about what feels useful and what needs adjusting.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break between obligations. Licensed professionals can guide practical homework, teach emotion-regulation exercises, and help plan steps for recovery after disruptive events such as natural or human-caused disasters.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and a range of related issues like anger, addictions, grief, parenting, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, offering practical tools and clear steps to manage emotions and change daily habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has 17 years of clinical experience working with people on emotional regulation, trauma reactions, and life transitions.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LPC credential and practices out of New Jersey.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy process with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.