- Restoring balance
- Practical tools
- Boundary work
About Wanda
Wanda Olugbala is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 30 years of practice. She has spent her career supporting people who give to others and then feel drained. Wanda focuses on restoring balance, building boundaries, and helping clients find practical ways to care for themselves.
Wanda uses straightforward, problem-solving work in sessions. She blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with narrative and psychodynamic perspectives to look at thoughts, patterns, and personal stories. This helps when stress, anxiety, depression, or compassion fatigue are overwhelming daily life.
Her approach emphasizes collaboration and real-world tools. Wanda helps people set clearer limits, create self-care routines, and rebuild energy after long periods of giving. She also addresses relationship strains, parenting challenges, grief, and money and financial issues when they are part of the picture.
Sessions aim to be focused and hopeful. Wanda likes to break larger goals into small steps clients can try between meetings. She tracks progress and adjusts approaches based on what is actually working for each person.
Wanda works with people who want practical change without long, vague talk therapy. She supports exploring family background and life stories when those help explain current problems. Across the work, she centers the client’s priorities and respects their pace.
How Wanda’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without letting them run the show, then commit to small actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, life changes, and compassion fatigue. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Narrative Therapy pays attention to the stories people tell about themselves and looks for alternative narratives that highlight strengths and agency. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wanda will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they choose strategies and adjust the mix of methods as progress is seen. Confirm the current online session options before booking. The therapist’s online practice aims to fit therapy into busy lives - making it easier to schedule meetings around work or caregiving, shorten check-in times when needed, and use tools that support steady progress between sessions. This flexibility can help people keep therapy consistent while managing everyday demands.Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Wanda commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, burnout, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and money and financial issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and solution-oriented, focusing on practical steps and tools clients can use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of experience working with people who have spent much of their lives caring for others.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, listed as MI LMSW, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered by the therapist.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.