Olayinka "Mary" Akeju, LPC

New Jersey · 17 years in practice

Olayinka "Mary" Akeju centers her practice on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and other evidence-based approaches to help people manage strong feelings and improve relationships.

License and registration

LPC, New Jersey: 37PC00613100 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1336568138 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Olayinka

Olayinka "Mary" Akeju centers her practice on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and other evidence-based approaches to help people manage strong feelings and improve relationships. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience based in New Jersey. Mary speaks English and works with clients remotely, including international clients, using video, phone, chat, or text-based messaging.

Mary uses clear, practical steps in sessions. She listens first and helps people name what they feel.

Background and approach

Then she offers strategies from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to change patterns that cause distress. Her work covers many concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, grief, addiction, and challenges with intimacy or self-esteem.

She also addresses more specific issues including adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress, and body image struggles. In sessions she blends emotionally focused work with client-centered care. That means the person sets the pace while she helps track emotional patterns and reactions.

She aims to make sessions practical so people can use what they learn between meetings. Mary’s approach is collaborative. She helps clients clarify goals, try new ways of coping, and notice small changes that add up.

People who want flexible online options and straightforward strategies may find this a good fit.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Olayinka lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How Emotion-Focused and Acceptance-Based Work Translate Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name core emotions that drive their reactions. Online sessions let a therapist guide you to notice those emotions in real time and practice new responses, which can be helpful for relationship patterns, attachment issues, and strong feelings about loss or betrayal.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. In remote sessions, a therapist will coach clients through simple exercises and experiments to try between meetings, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether emotionally focused work, ACT, or other methods fit best. Goals, preferences, and how someone responds to initial sessions guide those choices, and the plan can change as progress is made.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls approximate face-to-face sessions and allow visual cues to be observed. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for check-ins, quick coaching, or when people prefer written reflection. These options give flexibility for scheduling and make therapy accessible across time zones.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist help with?

She addresses a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction, and self-esteem concerns.

What is her therapeutic style in sessions?

Her style combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered care and practical techniques from CBT and ACT to help people notice emotions and change unhelpful patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 17 years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and relational concerns.

Where is the therapist based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in New Jersey and holds the LPC credential, listed as NJ LPC.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients for remote therapy.

What session formats are available?

Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.

How does billing and cost work for sessions?

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