Augustina Garba

Augustina Garba is a licensed counselor who helps people feeling stuck, isolated, or overwhelmed by stress and relationship strain. She offers straightforward, compassionate support for anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, grief, and challenges with self-esteem and intimacy. Her work is practical and goal-focused, aimed at helping clients take small steps that lead to clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.

Garba earned a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater and holds LPCC and LPC credentials. Early in her career she worked with adults experiencing severe mental illness and with children who had histories of neglect and abuse. Those experiences shaped her focus on trauma recovery and on supporting parents and caregivers under strain.

In private practice since 2009, she provides individual therapy and also offers family sessions when they fit the client’s goals. Her approach blends several well-known methods, including cognitive behavioral work, emotion-focused techniques, acceptance-based practices, and mindfulness skills to reduce symptoms and improve communication.

Sessions often include listening, skill teaching, and short between-session assignments designed to build confidence and new habits. She emphasizes steady collaboration and clear steps rather than open-ended talk alone. Clients who want help addressing past abuse, relationship breakdown, parenting stress, or feelings of isolation may find this practical style useful.

She works in Wisconsin and conducts therapy in English. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button to complete the required matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Approaches that support connection in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and for people who feel stuck or isolated. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful cycles like worry or avoidance. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on how people experience and respond to emotions in relationships; it helps improve communication and repair connection when trust or closeness has been harmed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That choice can change over time as goals shift and progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and let people meet from their own neighborhoods. It also allows shorter check-ins when schedules are tight and makes it possible to use mindfulness exercises or homework between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well in remote appointments while helping clients build clearer connections and day-to-day routines.