Dr. Ruby Akhigbe, LCSW

Dr. Ruby Akhigbe helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, anger, trauma, and related concerns. She acknowledges how hard it is to reach out and offers a steady, listening presence for people ready to make change.

She speaks plainly and works with clients to break negative cycles. Sessions focus on learning new ways to respond rather than react, improving communication, and healing from past hurts. She aims to make goals concrete and manageable so progress feels real.

Ruby Akhigbe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of clinical experience. She holds a doctorate, a master’s degree, and a bachelor’s degree. Her background includes long-term work with mood concerns, obsessive thinking, trauma, and relationship patterns that create stress or isolation.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavior techniques, attachment-focused work, dialectical behavior skills, and a client-centered style. She describes her style as empathetic and active listening paired with practical tools that people can use between sessions.

People who come for help may be working through abandonment, attachment wounds, blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, aging and geriatric issues, dissociation, divorce, or complicated mood concerns. The work often mixes skill-building, values clarification, and talking through painful memories to reduce their hold over daily life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and practical change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be helpful for anxiety, rumination, and role overload. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to reduce unhelpful thinking patterns and improve mood and functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. That process is shared and paced to fit what the person wants to accomplish.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and it can reduce travel time. Some formats may also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. Talk with the therapist about what will fit your routine and needs so sessions can become a usable part of everyday life.