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Ijeoma Onyejiaka

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Ijeoma Onyejiaka, LPC

Texas

LPC in Texas - Relationships and Trauma

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Where Ijeoma stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas / 72670
NPI
1124480892
Experience
11 years
Languages
English, Igbo
Location
Texas

About

  • Codependency issues
  • Attachment work
  • CBT based tools

About Ijeoma

Ijeoma Onyejiaka is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and codependency.

Ijeoma approaches difficult situations with practical, relational work. She pays attention to how family dynamics, identity, faith, and life events shape thoughts and behavior. Sessions focus on clear skills for managing emotions and on how patterns between people keep problems going.

Her practice draws on cognitive and experiential ideas. Clients can expect techniques that address thought patterns and behavior alongside work on attachment and emotion in relationships. The emphasis is on learning ways to cope, communicate, and set boundaries that feel doable day to day.

She also includes approaches useful for trauma-related concerns and mood issues, helping people reduce symptoms and regain steadier routines. Ijeoma supports people dealing with parenting stress, communication breakdowns, and major life transitions.

Therapy is collaborative and culturally aware. Ijeoma helps clients clarify goals, try specific strategies between sessions, and notice small changes over time. She speaks English and Igbo and practices in Texas while working with clients from other places as appropriate.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and decide what matters to them. It teaches practical exercises to move toward chosen values even when emotions are strong. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions. It helps people recognize their attachment responses and practice different ways of connecting with others. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building on the client's own insights. It supports people in finding their own solutions and becoming more self-directed in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those aims. That collaborative process guides which techniques are emphasized in sessions.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins on tight days, or letting someone join from a quiet place when that works. Therapists who use these approaches can adapt exercises, homework, and communication to online sessions so the clinical work stays focused on emotion regulation, relationship patterns, and practical skills.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-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-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy 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 TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English, Igbo

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Does she help with people-pleasing and codependency?

Yes. She works with codependency and related patterns like people-pleasing and trouble setting boundaries.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses an integrative, practical approach that blends cognitive and experiential methods and focuses on relationships and emotion.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families.

Is she a licensed clinician and where does she practice?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Texas.

What languages are supported during sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Igbo.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She accepts international clients; check specifics during intake to confirm fit and logistics.

How are costs handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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