About Adekunle
Adekunle Ilori is a licensed clinical social worker with four years of experience helping people navigate major life stressors. He works with adults who are dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem struggles, career setbacks, and big life transitions. Adekunle aims to meet people where they are and tailor conversations to each person's situation.
Adekunle centers respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. He focuses on clear, practical steps people can try between meetings.
How Adekunle works
That might include talking through painful memories, building day-to-day routines, strengthening communication skills, or mapping career choices. He keeps language direct and easy to follow. His additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and issues that follow divorce or separation.
He also addresses guilt and shame, impulsivity, loneliness, money worries, midlife questions, and men’s issues. These topics often overlap, and he helps people see connections across them. Sessions are offered in English and Adekunle accepts international clients.
He practices in California as an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker - and adapts methods to fit each person’s goals. He encourages people to take small steps forward and to notice what works. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match needs and preferences.
From there scheduling is arranged based on therapist availability and the subscription plan chosen. Adekunle emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and supports people through gradual change.
What Adekunle works with
The areas below are the ones Adekunle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods work online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical, measurable steps that help reduce distress and improve daily functioning. One common approach is trauma-informed work that helps people process painful experiences at a manageable pace and develop coping skills to reduce retraumatizing reactions. Another frequent focus is grief and loss work that helps people make meaning of change, adjust routines, and find ways to remember while moving forward.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to your goals, reviews what has or hasn’t worked before, and suggests methods that match your needs. Over time, the plan is adjusted together based on what feels most helpful and sustainable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging allows ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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