Adewale (Wale) Adegbenle, LCSW

Adewale (Wale) Adegbenle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life changes. He speaks plainly and focuses on real problems parents and adults bring to therapy. Wale is based in New York and brings 20 years of experience to his work.

Wale centers conversations on listening first. He supports clients as they set clear, realistic goals and practice new ways of coping. Sessions are relationship-focused and practical, with steps people can try between meetings.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness tools among other approaches. That means he helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts, build motivation for change, and learn calming attention skills. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s situation.

Wale has a long history working with addiction and trauma, as well as with parenting stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, grief, and career concerns. He also addresses issues such as communication problems, commitment worries, and intimacy-related concerns. His practice draws on two decades of clinical experience in New York.

People who choose him can expect straightforward conversation and concrete steps. Wale aims to make therapy useful in day-to-day life, whether the goal is reducing anxiety, managing depression, or finding better ways to handle relationship and family stress.

How Wale’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful therapeutic relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps people clarify their goals and values; this approach is useful for people who want a supportive, collaborative space to sort things out.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that maintain addiction or low mood.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help people notice their thoughts without getting swept up by them. These skills pair well with CBT and can help with stress, chronic pain, and trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client's needs, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way. Goals and techniques are revisited as progress is made so the plan matches what actually helps.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is good for a full face-to-face conversation; phone can be easier when bandwidth is low; chat or text work for brief check-ins or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to continue work between sessions.