Olayinka "Mary" Akeju, LPC
New Jersey · 17 years in practice
Olayinka "Mary" Akeju uses an existential approach to help people bring meaning and choice into their lives.
License and registration
- LPC, New Jersey
- 37PC00613100 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1336568138 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Olayinka
Olayinka "Mary" Akeju uses an existential approach to help people bring meaning and choice into their lives. She combines that outlook with practical methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Mary is an LPC with 17 years of clinical experience and offers a calm, steady presence in sessions.
She works in plain, direct language so people can talk about what matters. Sessions focus on what a person values, the choices before them, and small steps that can feel doable.
Background and approach
Mary also brings techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to manage distressing thoughts and feelings. Clients often come with trauma, grief, caregiving stress, or challenges around parenting and relationships. She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar symptoms, body image, and life transitions.
Work can include problem solving, emotion regulation skills, and building routines that help sleep and eating concerns. Mary pays attention to attachment and how early experiences shape current patterns. That perspective helps people notice how they relate to others and try new ways of communicating.
She frames work as a collaboration, not a lecture, and adjusts pace to each person's needs. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in New Jersey and international clients. Her background and practical methods aim to help people regain a sense of control, clearer priorities, and more reliable coping when life feels overwhelming.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Olayinka lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Olayinka names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Existential therapy helps people explore what matters to them and make choices that fit their values. It often focuses on meaning, responsibility, and how to live with uncertainty, which can be useful for life transitions, grief, and chronic worry.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It pairs those skills with clear steps toward personal goals and can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with strong emotions.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns with others. In online sessions this approach can clarify how someone connects, where old hurts repeat, and what new ways of relating might help.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Mary will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs and preferences, adjusting tools and pace as goals change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, tracking homework, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules, shift work, or when travel is difficult.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, stress, and addiction. Additional areas include self-esteem, career stress, bipolar concerns, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her core stance is existential-informed, which looks at values and choices. She blends that with client-centered listening and practical skills from CBT and ACT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has 17 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, caregiving stress, and attachment issues.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in New Jersey and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Can people who live outside the U.S. work with her?
Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients, and all work is conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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