- Stress and anxiety focus
- 21 years experience
- Speaks English and Yoruba
About Esther
Dr. Esther Ogunjimi is a licensed clinical social worker based in Texas. She brings 21 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety. She speaks English and Yoruba and aims to make therapy straightforward and respectful.
She uses a mix of approaches to match a person's needs, including acceptance-oriented work, cognitive strategies, and emotion-focused methods. In sessions she helps people who face relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, career stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports those coping with anger, intimacy concerns, eating issues, and compassion fatigue.
Dr. Ogunjimi emphasizes a collaborative process. She listens first, then tailors a plan with clear steps to try between sessions. That plan can include skills for calm, tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and practices to notice and accept difficult feelings.
Her background includes two decades of social work and mental health practice. People often come for help with attachment or abandonment worries, blended family struggles, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She aims to build practical skills while honoring each person's story.
Seeking therapy can feel daunting and she acknowledges that courage. The focus in sessions is to support and empower people as they work toward change and clearer next steps.
She uses a mix of approaches to match a person's needs, including acceptance-oriented work, cognitive strategies, and emotion-focused methods. In sessions she helps people who face relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, career stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports those coping with anger, intimacy concerns, eating issues, and compassion fatigue.
Dr. Ogunjimi emphasizes a collaborative process. She listens first, then tailors a plan with clear steps to try between sessions. That plan can include skills for calm, tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and practices to notice and accept difficult feelings.
Her background includes two decades of social work and mental health practice. People often come for help with attachment or abandonment worries, blended family struggles, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She aims to build practical skills while honoring each person's story.
Seeking therapy can feel daunting and she acknowledges that courage. The focus in sessions is to support and empower people as they work toward change and clearer next steps.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English, Yoruba
How her approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match your values. It can help with ongoing stress, low mood, and uncertainty about life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns and to build coping skills for anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and processing feelings to improve how people connect with others and handle intimacy-related issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaboration helps tailor exercises and check-ins to individual needs, whether the focus is on thinking skills, emotion work, or values-driven action.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT tools to an online setting so people can practice skills between sessions and come back with real examples to discuss.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress and anxiety and with related issues such as relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career difficulties, anger, and parenting concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens, then helps set clear steps and skills to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional social work and mental health experience.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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