Lolade Bakrin, LPC

Lolade Bakrin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and doctoral student in Counselor Education and Supervision who works with adolescents, young adults, and adults to address a range of emotional and relational challenges. She supports people navigating anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions, creating a space where individuals can speak openly without judgment.

Her practice emphasizes helping clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact and influence daily life and relationships. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a primary framework, she guides clients to identify unhelpful patterns, explore challenges, and build practical coping strategies that can be used between sessions. When appropriate, she also incorporates person-centered and trauma-informed approaches to meet each person where they are.

Bakrin has experience in both school-based and community mental health settings and has worked with people from diverse backgrounds. Much of her work focuses on emotional stress management, improving communication, regulating difficult emotions, and balancing personal and academic or life pressures. She recognizes that starting therapy can feel overwhelming and aims to offer a calm, supportive environment in which clients can move at their own pace.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Lolade primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured approach that helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates trauma-informed care, which recognizes the effects of past trauma and focuses on safety, stabilization, and gradual healing for people coping with traumatic experiences. When helpful, she draws on person-centered techniques that emphasize empathy and collaboration to support self-awareness and personal growth.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Lolade works with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single style. This partnership helps ensure the selected strategies feel practical and relevant.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access licensed professionals from home or elsewhere, and choose the communication style that best supports progress.