- Trauma informed care
- Family systems aware
- English and Igbo
About Ijeoma
Ijeoma Onyejiaka is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, and grief. She also supports concerns around relationships, intimacy, parenting, ADHD, career change, and identity issues including LGBT matters. Sessions are delivered with attention to how life events and relationships affect daily functioning.
Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods with attention to relationships and attachment. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Work often focuses on emotional regulation, clearer communication, and repairing relationship ruptures.
She uses family-informed perspectives when appropriate, looking at how family dynamics, culture, and faith shape problems. This can mean mapping patterns, improving boundaries, or coaching parents on stress that affects caregiving. She includes strategies for coping with trauma and for managing mood and sleep when these interfere with daily life.
Ijeoma speaks English and Igbo, and she accepts international clients. Her practice emphasizes collaboration: clients set goals and try simple, focused steps between sessions. She aims to help people build practical skills that fit everyday life.
To begin, she asks clients to outline current concerns and goals so sessions can focus on what matters most. The work is paced to match each person’s needs and to support real changes over time.
Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods with attention to relationships and attachment. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Work often focuses on emotional regulation, clearer communication, and repairing relationship ruptures.
She uses family-informed perspectives when appropriate, looking at how family dynamics, culture, and faith shape problems. This can mean mapping patterns, improving boundaries, or coaching parents on stress that affects caregiving. She includes strategies for coping with trauma and for managing mood and sleep when these interfere with daily life.
Ijeoma speaks English and Igbo, and she accepts international clients. Her practice emphasizes collaboration: clients set goals and try simple, focused steps between sessions. She aims to help people build practical skills that fit everyday life.
To begin, she asks clients to outline current concerns and goals so sessions can focus on what matters most. The work is paced to match each person’s needs and to support real changes over time.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English, Igbo
How her approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people clarify values and take meaningful action even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on emotions in relationships and helps people express needs and respond to each other more effectively.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, culture, and daily life. That may mean trying a behavioral exercise one week and relational work the next, then adjusting based on what helps most.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for more consistent check-ins during life transitions. It can also let sessions focus on skills practice, emotion regulation, and communication coaching in ways that map directly onto everyday routines.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She supports a wide range of concerns including anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, body image, and career-related changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She combines relationship-focused work with strategies to change patterns and improve emotional regulation.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 11 years of clinical experience and a doctoral candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy with a family therapy specialization.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LPC credential in Texas and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Igbo.
Can clients outside the United States work with her?
International clients are accepted. Confirm location-specific scheduling and time zone details when booking.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.