Bola Alimi, LPC

Bola Alimi is a licensed professional counselor who helps people tackle relationship pain, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Bola aims to create a welcoming space where clients feel treated with dignity and warmth.

She uses straightforward tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused methods, and motivational interviewing to break problems into manageable parts. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and setting small goals that fit daily life.

Bola has five years of counseling experience and holds the LPC credential. Her work has included cases involving infidelity, learned helplessness, and trauma. She combines empathy with clear, goal-oriented work to help people reduce distress and regain momentum.

In a typical session she listens closely, helps clients name patterns that keep them stuck, and suggests concrete experiments to try between meetings. She also supports people dealing with stress, sleep or eating concerns, addiction-related struggles, and questions of identity and self-worth.

People looking for steady, practical guidance will find a collaborative approach. Bola encourages perseverance and offers step-by-step plans for coping with life changes and rebuilding relationships. She welcomes questions about how counseling might fit into each person’s life.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

CBT helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions focus on clear steps like tracking mood, trying behavioral experiments between sessions, and practicing new coping skills to reduce anxiety or depression.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change. In remote sessions it often involves exploring values, building motivation, and planning small achievable goals that fit daily routines.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, test what feels helpful, and adjust methods based on goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online formats offer flexibility for people with busy schedules. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, school, or family life while keeping the focus on practical, goal-driven progress.