- Family and parenting
- Compassion fatigue
- Cognitive behavioral focus
About Wanda
Wanda Olugbala is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who spend a lot of their energy caring for others and who now feel worn down or stuck. Her work covers family concerns, parenting, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and related issues such as compassion fatigue and blended family issues.
Wanda uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to look at unhelpful thoughts and on narrative approaches to reframe personal stories. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and psychodynamic concepts to notice long-standing relationship patterns.
Sessions concentrate on concrete steps people can try between meetings. That might mean experimenting with a different boundary, testing a new routine in a blended household, or practicing short behavioral changes to reduce anxiety or sleep problems. The emphasis is on what works in daily life rather than long theory talks.
Wanda commonly supports people dealing with parenting stress, burnout from caregiving roles, grief after loss, and the practical strain of relationship change. She also addresses issues like ADHD symptoms, eating and sleeping disruptions, anger, and low self-esteem. For readers worried about blending households, she offers help with loyalty conflicts and merging routines.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. Wanda invites clients to set clear, manageable goals and to track small improvements. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches fit with online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small steps that match those values. It can help with making steady changes in a blended household or coping with caregiver burnout. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage anger. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from dominant stories and try new ways of relating during family transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wanda aims to discuss options with each person and choose techniques that match their goals and day-to-day life. The process is collaborative: goals, preferences, and practical constraints guide which methods are used and how sessions proceed.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy schedules, shorter for quick check-ins, or helpful when juggling childcare and work. Online work can make trying out new habits between sessions more straightforward because it often reduces travel time and helps keep momentum between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with family issues, parenting, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, and related concerns such as blended family issues and caregiver stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using goal-focused work with tools from CBT, narrative approaches, and acceptance and commitment ideas.
How much experience does she have?
Wanda has 30 years of practice experience in clinical social work supporting people with caregiving roles and family-related stress.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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.