Dr. Ruby Akhigbe, LCSW

Licensed in Texas · 27 years in practice

Dr. Ruby Akhigbe offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, anger, depression, and recovery from trauma and abuse.

License and registration

LCSW, Texas: 67564 · expires May 2028
NPI: 1972744530 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 27
Languages: English

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About Ruby

Dr. Ruby Akhigbe offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, anger, depression, and recovery from trauma and abuse. She recognizes how overwhelming these problems can feel and encourages people who are ready to seek change.

Dr. Akhigbe writes plainly and listens closely, helping clients take small steps toward better daily functioning and calmer thinking. She uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck.

Sessions focus on practical tools for managing worry, reducing reactivity, and improving communication.

Background and approach

Dr. Akhigbe values a holistic view of wellbeing and pays attention to how work, roles, and life transitions affect mood and relationships. With 27 years of clinical experience, she draws on several therapeutic styles to match each person’s needs.

She holds a doctorate, a master’s degree, and a bachelor’s degree, and maintains her LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - credential in Texas. Her background includes long-term work with depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder, and stress-related problems. Common concerns she helps people with include abandonment, attachment issues, co-dependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, dissociation, and family of origin issues.

She also supports people facing aging and geriatric questions, blended family stress, and challenges tied to control or avoidance. In sessions she aims to be an active listener who encourages hope and gradual change. Practical skill building, clearer communication, problem-focused strategies, and attention to emotional patterns are typical parts of the work.

Her style is collaborative and attuned to individual differences.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ruby lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Anger management
Depression
Trauma and abuse
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Ruby names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward values. It can help reduce struggle with persistent worry and avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and lower anxiety or depressive symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills for intense emotions and relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens collaboratively. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust methods over time. Clients and the therapist make decisions together about which strategies feel most useful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow visual interaction and longer sessions for skills work. Phone sessions can be a good lower-bandwidth option or fit a short break in a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress updates, and practicing new communication skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using approaches that focus on skill building and emotional understanding.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, anger, depression, and trauma and abuse. Additional areas include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

She blends several approaches to fit each person, using practical exercises, active listening, and skill building to reduce reactivity and improve communication.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 27 years of clinical counseling experience working with mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and relationship difficulties.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a doctorate, a master’s degree, and a bachelor’s degree, and is a Texas LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing from Texas.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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