Therapist profile
Dr. Ruby Akhigbe, LCSW
Texas
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Texas / 67564
- NPI
- 1972744530
- Experience
- 27 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- CBT
- ACT
- Attachment work
About Ruby
Dr. Ruby Akhigbe is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Texas with 27 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, anger, depression, and trauma and abuse. Her background also includes work on codependency, attachment concerns, communication problems, and issues that arise after separation or divorce.
She describes therapy as a place to stop reacting and start responding. Sessions focus on learning practical skills for managing overwhelming emotions and reducing negative rumination. She often helps people build clearer communication habits and set boundaries so they stop putting others first at their own expense.
Her approach draws on several well-known methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of thinking and acting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships.
In sessions she uses client-centered principles to listen closely and work at the client’s pace. She also uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. The result is a practical mix of strategies aimed at breaking cycles of codependency and reclaiming a clearer sense of self.
Her training includes a doctorate, a master’s degree, and a bachelor’s degree, and she practices in Texas. Sessions are conducted in English and are intended for adults.
How sessions work
How therapy approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values instead of getting stuck in rumination. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns of people-pleasing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thought patterns and tests new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry and negative filtering. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current responses, which can help with codependency and repeating the same relational problems.Choosing the right approach is part of working together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try approaches that fit the client’s needs. Sessions can blend methods so people learn both insight and concrete skills over time.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking, as the biography does not list formats explicitly. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can use the same ACT, CBT, and attachment-based exercises online as in person, helping people practice new ways of thinking, communicating, and setting boundaries within everyday life.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as codependency and attachment difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with practical skills training from CBT and DBT, and uses attachment-focused ideas to understand relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of clinical counseling experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma, and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select 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.