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LPCC, LPC

Augustina Garba, LPCC, LPC

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Augustina

Augustina Garba is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than two decades of clinical experience who frequently supports people facing ADHD alongside a broad range of concerns.

Background and approach

She draws on work with individuals, children, couples, and families to help clients navigate stress, trauma, relationship challenges, mood disorders, grief, and difficulties with self-esteem or impulsivity. Her background includes early clinical work with serious mental illness and abused and neglected children, which shaped a longstanding commitment to trauma-informed care and family-focused intervention.

In independent practice since 2009, she offers individual and family therapy designed to restore a sense of agency and improve daily functioning. Her style is collaborative and practical: she listens closely, teaches skills, and provides tangible assignments to reinforce progress between sessions.

Sessions often address communication patterns, anger management, attachment and intimacy concerns, and the aftereffects of childhood abuse such as anxiety, PTSD symptoms, or depression. Augustina emphasizes building a dependable therapeutic relationship and partners with clients to create hope and long-term solutions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward them; it is often useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and difficulties with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skill building, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and impulsivity. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on mapping emotional experiences and strengthening attachment and communication in relationships, making it helpful for couples and family work.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to determine which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring to sessions, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds and needs change.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule regular work around busy days and family responsibilities. These formats support continuity of care and allow licensed professionals to deliver mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, ACT experiments, and emotionally-focused interventions in ways that match a client’s communication style and routine.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting and anger, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her approach blends acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness practices, and client-centered care to create practical, skills-based therapy tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience, including early work with adults experiencing schizophrenia and bipolar disorders and extensive experience with abused children and family therapy.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials with licensure details MN LPCC 03852 and WI LPC 3758-125 and practices from Wisconsin.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin, Minnesota

Languages

English

What Augustina can help with

Augustina Garba works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Augustina started out working with adult mental health individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

Augustina worked with severely abused and neglected children during her internship.

Augustina works with children and families.

How Augustina approaches therapy

Augustina's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Augustina is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Wisconsin, with 21 years of clinical experience.