With 19 years of clinical experience, I specialize in helping individuals and families navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, and emotional regulation. My approach is grounded in trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and collaborative partnership. Whether you're facing a life transition, healing from betrayal, or seeking clarity in your relationships, I offer a safe space to explore what matters most to you.
I believe you are the expert of your own story. My role is to walk alongside you—offering tools, insight, and support as you reconnect with your strengths and move toward meaningful change. Therapy is not about fixing you; it’s about empowering you to live with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional safety.
Taking the first step toward healing takes courage. I’m honored to be part of that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Stress and anxiety, Coping with addictions, LGBTQ+ related issues, Relationship issues, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Executive and professional coaching, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (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
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy
NJ LPC 37PC00613100
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Olayinka "Mary" Akeju. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
She was a great help and a great listener
Written on May 01, 2024 after therapy with Olayinka "Mary" for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Very happy with Mary!
Written on Jan 25, 2024 after therapy with Olayinka "Mary" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatig
Olayinka Mary Akeju has been extremely helpful and supportive. She has a very grounded, calm, gentle, wise, compassionate, loving energy and demeanor. I highly recommend her! 10 out of 10.
Written on Jan 20, 2024 after therapy with Olayinka "Mary" for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Mary is a great listener, and will offer advice and techniques to help me better cope with my issues at hand.
Written on Nov 28, 2023 after therapy with Olayinka "Mary" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, and anger management