- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Sylvia
Sylvia Akingbade is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on the everyday struggles parents often face. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and changes that come with parenting and life transitions. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping a busy parent make small, useful changes.
Sylvia draws on eight years of clinical experience in Texas. She combines client-centered care with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy.
Background and approach
That means sessions emphasize the parent's goals while also looking at thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. In sessions she uses mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy skills to help people tolerate difficult feelings and improve emotional regulation. She also uses existential ideas to help clients find meaning when life feels uncertain.
The result is a blend of coping tools and reflective conversation. Sylvia pays special attention to relationship and family stress, communication problems, caregiver strain, and feelings like guilt, shame, and low self-love. She works with people facing career pressures, grief, and transitions that affect family life.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical strategies to try between meetings, and checking progress together. Parents who want straightforward support for everyday parenting challenges may find this approach helpful.
What Sylvia works with
Everything Sylvia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sylvia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Self-love
Approaches Sylvia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Sylvia’s Approaches Work Online
Sylvia uses client-centered therapy to keep the sessions focused on your priorities. That means the conversation follows what feels most important to you while the therapist reflects and supports your choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can reduce stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sylvia will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and what feels doable. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies so the plan fits your life and parenting needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to make care flexible. Video calls work well for longer sessions and when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions are useful for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging help people keep momentum between meetings or fit brief check-ins around a busy parenting schedule.
Questions people ask about Sylvia
What kinds of concerns can be brought to therapy?
Sylvia works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and family stress, grief, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would therapy feel in session with her?
Therapy blends client-centered listening with structured strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on practical steps you can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience in the mental health field working with adults and other populations. Her practice emphasizes supporting people through parenting stress and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices from Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What formats of online therapy are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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