Toyin Obajinmi , LPC

Toyin Obajinmi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with 10 years of clinical experience. As an LPC she holds a license to provide professional mental health counseling, and she also brings specialized certifications as a Certified Telemental Health Provider, a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Provider, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Provider, each reflecting focused training in remote care, DBT methods, and trauma-informed treatment respectively.

Toyin has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and anger management. She also attends to related concerns such as attachment difficulties, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, mood disorders including seasonal affective disorder, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.

Her approach is strengths based and client centered, grounded in the belief that individuals are the experts of their own stories. Toyin aims to reduce the overwhelm that can come with starting therapy by meeting people where they are and collaborating on practical steps toward the outcomes they want. She integrates several evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person’s needs and preferences.

Approaches and Online Care with Acceptance, Change, and Skills

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed steps toward those values, while teaching practical ways to live with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than being driven by them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and testing new skills and perspectives to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship challenges.

Toyin draws on these methods in a collaborative way, working with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches fits their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Finding the right therapeutic style is part of the process, and Toyin tailors strategies together with the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for the ways people prefer to communicate. These formats can make consistent care more accessible by reducing travel time and allowing therapy to fit into busy or changing routines, while enabling licensed professionals and therapists to provide structured, goal-oriented support in multiple modalities.