Dr. Esther Ogunjimi, LCSW

Dr. Esther Ogunjimi uses straightforward, practical therapy to help people manage stress and difficult life changes. She is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of experience, and she speaks English and Yoruba. Her approach is focused and down-to-earth and she aims to make therapy feel manageable for a busy life.

She commonly helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also works with people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, anger, and challenges at work or in parenting. She listens first, then helps clients set small, concrete goals to make steady progress.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered methods. That means sessions often include talking through thoughts and behaviors, practicing new ways of coping, and focusing on values that matter most to the client. Mindfulness and emotion-focused techniques are used when they fit the person’s needs.

Over two decades of practice give her experience with a wide range of concerns, including family of origin issues, attachment struggles, codependency, caregiver stress, and eating-related worries. She adapts pacing and interventions to each person, rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

People who choose her can expect respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care. She works collaboratively to build a plan that fits daily schedules and real-life constraints. Taking that first step is often hard, and she focuses on steady support and practical tools to keep change moving forward.

Using CBT and ACT online to build daily coping skills

Dr. Ogunjimi often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT focuses on practical steps like experimenting with new behaviors and testing thoughts to reduce anxiety and depression.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify what matters to them and take gradual action toward those values. ACT emphasizes accepting difficult feelings while committing to meaningful changes in behavior. Client-Centered work provides a supportive space where the client's perspective guides the pace and focus of sessions.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what methods feel most useful. Together they adjust techniques over time so the approach matches real-life needs and outcomes.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video works well for real-time conversation and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports short check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to work therapy into work, family, and daily routines without long travel or schedule changes.