Rasheed Ojerinde , LMFT

Rasheed Ojerinde is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with eight years of direct clinical experience working with clients across the lifespan, from children as young as five to older adults. He brings a bicultural perspective and a respectful, culturally aware stance to therapy, attending carefully to differences in beliefs, values, and worldviews when collaborating with people from varied backgrounds.

Rasheed has provided services in community mental health agencies, state clinics, general hospitals, and day treatment programs, gaining experience with a wide range of presenting concerns. His clinical interests include intimacy and trust issues, ADHD symptoms, emotional regulation, anxiety disorders, and depressive symptoms. He also works with relationship and family challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, and life transitions.

Rasheed practices from an integrative, client-centered framework that blends evidence-based methods to match each person s needs. He emphasizes collaborative work with clients to develop practical skills, strengthen attachment and connection, and improve functioning at home, work, and in relationships. He offers therapy in English and Yoruba and aims to help clients gain insight, reduce distress, and build more satisfying personal and relational lives.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Therapy

Rasheed draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore patterns of connection and trust in relationships, helping clients strengthen bonds and address intimacy concerns through understanding emotional needs and interactional patterns. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace of change and discover personal strengths and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another core approach he applies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and support better emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rasheed collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and he adjusts methods over time so the plan fits what the client wants to achieve. This collaborative stance aims to make therapy practical and personally meaningful.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for busy schedules, support continuity when life changes make in-person visits difficult, and allow access for people in different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions for these formats, offering structured tools, reflective conversation, and skill-building exercises that work well in virtual care.