Ajibola Obajimi
Focused help for stress and addiction
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Yoruba
- Format
- Online sessions
About Ajibola
Ajibola Obajimi is a licensed clinical professional counselor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, anger, and addiction. He speaks English and Yoruba and is based in Illinois. He brings four years of clinical experience to conversations about difficult life changes and recovery from substance or process addictions.
Ajibola centers the person in the room and treats each client as an expert on their own life. He emphasizes practical steps and clear goals rather than long lectures.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building strengths, developing coping skills, and addressing patterns that keep problems going. His work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. He also uses client-centered principles to create a supportive, nonjudgmental atmosphere.
Motivational Interviewing helps when making changes around substance use or other habits because it explores personal motivation rather than pushing advice. Ajibola has experience addressing multicultural concerns and trauma-related issues, including post-traumatic stress and paranoia. He also helps with family problems, mood disorders, and process addictions such as gambling or compulsive behaviors.
He approaches these topics with directness and respect. For parents and caregivers looking for practical help, he offers clear, step-by-step planning and skill-building. He encourages small, manageable changes and checks progress each session.
The aim is to make everyday life easier and more predictable for clients navigating hard situations.
Approaches that translate to online care
This therapist uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or depression. CBT is practical and goal-focused, so it works well for problems like mood issues, stress, and addictive habits.He also relies on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients guide the conversation. This approach helps when someone needs empathy, listening, and steady support while they sort through difficult feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then choose or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the client in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to stay connected while working on recovery, coping skills, or relationship issues. The variety of formats supports different needs - some people prefer talk-based video sessions while others like the ongoing support possible with messaging.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Yoruba
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