About Obaogodara
Obaogodara (Preference: Dara) Oluwasanmi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings six years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, and related issues. Dara favors a collaborative approach that centers the client's goals.
She aims to build rapport early so people feel heard and understood. Sessions are guided by respect, clear communication, and practical steps toward change.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered principles. That means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small behavior changes, and checking in about what works. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are added when someone needs help staying engaged or reducing urges.
Dara individualizes each plan rather than applying a single method to everyone. She often frames tasks as brief, doable experiments people can try between sessions. Progress is tracked and adjusted based on results and the client's priorities.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns: depression, bipolar mood shifts, trauma and abuse, grief, body image and eating struggles, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, addiction, and life transitions. Her aim is to make therapy practical and understandable, especially when someone is feeling overwhelmed.
Dara encourages people who are ready to take a step toward better coping to try a conversation and see how well the approach fits their needs.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship so the person's own priorities guide the work. This approach helps with motivation, self-esteem, and decisions about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses concrete exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, phobias, and coping with mood shifts.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Dara will work with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. That collaborative process means approaches can be mixed or changed as needs shift over time.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options increase flexibility and let people match a format to their schedule and comfort.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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