Olayinka "Mary" Akeju

Compassionate therapist blending skills with collaboration

LPC New Jersey

Experience: 17 years in practice
Focus areas: Family, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Olayinka

Olayinka "Mary" Akeju brings a cognitive behavioral orientation to a broad clinical practice shaped by 17 years of experience. Mary blends practical, skills-based work with reflective exploration to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma responses, and difficulties in relationships and family life.

Background and approach

She frames therapy as a collaborative process, offering structured tools alongside an attentive, client-centered stance that supports coping, emotional regulation, and problem solving. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns, including parenting and family dynamics, grief and loss, addictions, stress and burnout, identity and intimacy-related issues, and ADHD among other areas.

Mary also attends to attachment-related struggles, adoption and foster care questions, communication problems, and aging or caregiver stress when these arise. Based in New Jersey, she works with clients using approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment-based methods, and client-centered techniques to tailor interventions to each person’s goals and circumstances.

Therapeutic Approaches Practiced Online

This therapist commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to structure online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. ACT emphasizes values and acceptance strategies to help people live more fully despite difficult thoughts or feelings, often supporting clients facing grief, life transitions, or chronic emotional pain.

Mary also uses attachment-informed perspectives to explore how early or significant relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. This framework can help when relationship patterns, intimacy concerns, or attachment issues are central to a client’s challenges. Deciding on an approach is collaborative; the therapist partners with each client to assess goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and adjusts methods over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, try different session formats when life circumstances change, and integrate therapeutic tools into daily routines while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Mary works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, addictions, grief, and stress-related problems.

Which therapeutic styles inform sessions?

She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based approaches, and client-centered techniques to meet client needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Mary has 17 years of professional experience providing mental health support across a variety of presenting concerns and clinical contexts.

Where is the therapist licensed and located?

She is licensed as an LPC in New Jersey with the licence number NJ LPC 37PC00613100 and practices from that state.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

She provides services in English and is available to work with international clients according to the documented availability.

What session formats are available?

Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling needs.

How are costs and billing handled?

Fees vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English