- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Wanda
Wanda Olugbala is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 30 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who give a lot of themselves and now need to restore balance. Parents and caregivers will find a calm, practical style that aims for small, steady change.
Wanda centers sessions on partnership. She listens to what matters most and helps people set realistic goals. Conversations move from feeling overwhelmed toward everyday strategies that fit busy lives.
Background and approach
Expect clear, simple steps rather than long theoretical talks. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and narrative and psychodynamic approaches to understand patterns and reshape unhelpful thoughts. Solution-focused techniques are used to build immediate tools for stress, anxiety, grief, or low mood.
Wanda matches methods to each person's situation instead of using a single approach for everyone. She helps parents with parenting challenges and related stress without implying diagnosis or guaranteed outcomes. Other areas she supports include burnout, compassion fatigue, relationship strain, and life transitions.
Sessions also address sleep or eating difficulties when those tie into everyday functioning. Sessions are offered in English and provided via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Wanda practices in Michigan and brings decades of front-line experience into a session that aims to be practical, warm, and focused on what will help next.
What Wanda works with
Everything Wanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Wanda helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Wanda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that inform online work and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take steps that align with their values. It can be useful for stress, burnout, anxiety, and making difficult life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that lead to overwhelm. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe their personal stories so they can separate themselves from problems and identify strengths that support parenting or caregiving roles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Wanda will listen to your goals and life situation, explain different methods, and work with you to decide what to try first. The plan can change over time based on what helps most, and sessions aim to build concrete skills you can use between meetings.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer brief, flexible ways to touch base between longer sessions or to work through short-term concerns while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Wanda
What concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including parenting, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, and ADHD-related struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear steps and doable changes rather than long theoretical discussions.
What background does she bring?
Wanda has 30 years of clinical experience working with people who provide care to others and those facing life transitions and burnout.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered 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?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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