- ACT
- CBT
- Mindfulness
About Augustina
Augustina Garba is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 21 years of experience. She practices in Wisconsin and works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, and parenting challenges. She also addresses trauma and abuse, ADHD, and blended family issues.
Garba began her career working with adults who had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Early clinical work during her internship included severely abused and neglected children, which shaped her focus on trauma and family dynamics. Over time she moved into private practice and continued offering individual and family sessions while expanding work with adult survivors of childhood abuse.
Her sessions tend to be straightforward and practical. She listens, teaches skills, and gives tangible assignments clients can use between meetings. That approach is used with people handling anger, relationship strain, grief, and the aftermath of trauma.
She has experience supporting parents, couples, and individuals as they manage divorce and separation, communication breakdowns, and blended household transitions. Garba also helps people who struggle with shame, guilt, impulsivity, or isolation find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
Throughout her career she has emphasized consistency and collaboration. She aims to work with clients to set realistic goals, practice new skills, and build more reliable patterns in everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches translated to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behavior. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, mood problems, and managing stress in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean trying an ACT exercise one week and a CBT skill the next to see what fits best.
Confirm the available session formats before booking to know how meetings will be scheduled. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel. Licensed professionals can use different ways of meeting to help people practice skills in real life and follow through on assignments between sessions.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin, Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting and blended family issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens, teaches skills, and gives tangible assignments to practice between sessions.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 21 years of clinical experience, including work in community settings and in private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Wisconsin.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available for meeting with her.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.