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Abisola Adepegba

LMHC, LCPC Maryland 12 years of experience

Compassionate support for life changes

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Abisola Adepegba
  • Relationship focus
  • Practical strategies
  • Compassionate listening

About Abisola

Abisola Adepegba is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports those coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, depression, and concerns around intimacy and self-esteem. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps clients can use between sessions.

She draws on 12 years of professional experience and adapts conversations to each person’s situation. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable changes rather than long lectures. She listens for patterns that get in the way and offers straightforward strategies to try at home.

People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where emotions and practical problems are both addressed. Abisola emphasizes collaboration, inviting clients to shape the pace and focus of work together. She frames setbacks as information, not failure, and helps people plan the next step.

Her background includes licensure as an LMHC and as an LCPC, and she practices with an eye toward everyday needs like parenting demands and career stress. She works from Maryland and uses experience helping with trauma, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and caregiver strain to inform her work.

Abisola aims to make therapy useful and doable for busy people. She can help clarify priorities, set limits, and rebuild a sense of confidence after loss or major life change.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions. One common approach focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep someone stuck and testing small experiments to shift those patterns. This can help with anxiety, depression, and day-to-day stress by giving clear steps to try between sessions.

Another approach emphasizes understanding attachment and relationship patterns. It helps people notice how past relationships shape current reactions and practice different ways of communicating and relating in close connections. That work often eases conflict and improves intimacy-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively to find what fits best. Together they will consider the client’s goals, life demands, and preferences to shape a plan that is realistic and focused on progress.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets clients try therapy from a familiar setting and keeps continuity across moves or schedule changes.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people with relationship strain, family conflict, grief and parenting issues, as well as stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The style is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear goals and small steps clients can try between sessions to manage problems.

What is the clinician's background and experience?

The therapist has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, ADHD, bipolar-related issues, and caregiver stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

The clinician holds LMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.

Which languages are sessions conducted in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions operate via a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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