Ijeoma Onyejiaka, LPC - Therapist in Texas

Emotion-focused work
Family systems
CBT and ACT tools

About Ijeoma

Ijeoma Onyejiaka is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with people who are managing anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, relationship strain, addiction, grief, and parenting pressures. She also supports concerns like low self-esteem, intimacy struggles, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and career or life transitions.

Her approach is practical and relational. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based work to help people make sense of strong feelings and repeated interaction patterns. Sessions focus on what happens between people and how emotions drive behavior.

Ijeoma pays attention to family connections, cultural background, and faith when it matters to a client. She blends talking, problem-solving, and experiential methods that encourage clearer communication and steadier emotion regulation. Parents and teens are among those she commonly supports with communication and parenting stress.

She describes her style as collaborative and culturally aware, helping clients notice patterns and try small changes in how they relate to others. Practical coping strategies and skills for daily life are often part of sessions so people can use them between meetings.

Clients can expect work on clear goals like improving sleep or managing anger, alongside deeper work such as processing trauma and building trust in relationships. Ijeoma also offers support around adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, body image, caregiver strain, and co-occurring concerns that complicate recovery.

How EFT, ACT, and attachment work in online sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps name and track strong emotions and patterns that keep repeating in relationships. It focuses on identifying emotional responses and shifting how people connect with each other. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then commit to small actions that reflect values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current bonds and helps people try new ways of relating.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, experiences, and preferences. That means mixing techniques and trying things in-session to see what fits best for emotional regulation, relationship repair, or trauma processing.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or family life. They also let people check in with shorter meetings when needed, use video when a visual connection helps, or opt for an audio session if bandwidth is limited. The emphasis is on making therapy usable in everyday life while exploring emotions, relationship patterns, and practical coping skills.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman Method Hypnotherapy Imago Relationship Therapy Jungian Therapy Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Somatic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English, Igbo

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting stress, and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses an integrative, relational approach that includes Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and acceptance-based work to address feelings and interaction patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 11 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices from Texas and holds the LPC credential listed as TX LPC.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Igbo.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border details when you arrange sessions.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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