Adekunle "Ade" Ojelade, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 30 years in practice
Adekunle "Ade" Ojelade is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW23777 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1306371497 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Adekunle
Adekunle "Ade" Ojelade is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of practice. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and depression. Ade also offers coaching for life transitions and coping skills.
He uses a practical, down-to-earth style in sessions. Conversations focus on what feels hard now and what small steps can help. He listens first, then works with each person to set realistic goals and plans.
Ade draws on several therapy methods depending on the issue.
Background and approach
He uses client-centered techniques to build trust, cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness to reduce reactivity. He also uses DBT skills for emotion regulation and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. His background includes work in both Europe and the United States over more than 30 years.
That experience informs a flexible approach to different cultures and life stories. He practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to the person's needs.
Ade helps people manage symptoms, build coping skills, and prepare for life transitions. He focuses on hope and practical change rather than on jargon.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Adekunle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Adekunle names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Ade uses client-centered work to create a safe, listening space where the person sets the pace and goals. This approach helps build trust and keeps sessions focused on the individual's needs.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT offers clear exercises and homework that translate well to video and messaging formats and can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when intense emotions or relationship patterns cause problems. DBT gives practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication that can be practiced between sessions online.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try approaches that fit the person's goals, and adjust methods as progress is made. That collaboration helps match methods to needs and preferences.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat or text offers shorter check-ins and flexible timing, and messaging can support ongoing coaching between meetings. These options help make therapy more accessible for people with busy schedules or who live far from Florida-based clinicians.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
Ade supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coaching for life transitions. He also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a practical, collaborative style that starts with listening and setting clear goals. Sessions focus on small, useful steps people can use between meetings.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings more than 30 years of professional experience in social work and counseling across Europe and the United States.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds the LCSW credential and practices in Florida. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are accepted and may participate in sessions from other countries in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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