Dr. Ruby Akhigbe, LCSW

Dr. Ruby Akhigbe helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and relationship concerns. She greets nervous callers with a calm, listening presence and encourages small steps toward relief. Her tone is steady and hopeful, and she emphasizes practical changes over jargon.

Dr. Akhigbe uses approaches that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Attachment-Based methods. In sessions she focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking, improving communication, and shaping everyday routines that reduce overwhelm. She also draws on elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered work when those strategies fit.

She has a Doctorate, a Master’s degree, and a Bachelor’s degree and brings 27 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her long practice includes helping people untangle patterns like codependency, control issues, family-of-origin problems, and difficulties that follow trauma or abuse.

In practical terms she helps people interrupt negative rumination, build better listening and assertive skills, manage role overload, and learn tools for relaxation and emotional regulation. Sessions move at a steady pace with clear tasks between meetings when that is helpful.

Dr. Akhigbe is based in Texas and works in English. She emphasizes collaboration: she listens first, then tailors strategies to each person’s situation. Her aim is to help people find hope and manageable ways forward.

Online approaches that focus on thoughts, values, and connection

Dr. Akhigbe often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety or low mood. CBT involves noticing automatic thoughts, testing them, and practicing alternative ways of responding to reduce distress.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them even when difficult feelings remain. ACT is useful for people who want to live according to their priorities rather than be driven by avoidance. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and can help improve communication and emotional safety in close relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and preference.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for longer, skill-focused sessions; phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited; live chat and text are handy for brief check-ins or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep work moving forward between meetings.