About Augustina
Augustina Garba helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or struggles in relationships. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC and a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC with more than two decades of experience. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at practical change rather than jargon-filled talk.
She began her career after earning a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater in 2002.
How Augustina works
Early work included supporting adults with severe mental illness and children who had experienced abuse and neglect. Those experiences shaped her interest in trauma, mood issues, and supporting parents under strain. Over the years she moved into independent practice and expanded the range of concerns she addresses.
She helps people with grief, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and attention-deficit hyperactivity challenges. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, blended family stress, commitment doubts, and communication problems. Her sessions blend several practical approaches such as acceptance and commitment work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused strategies, and mindfulness skills.
She offers clear guidance, homework when useful, and steady collaboration so clients can try new skills between meetings. Augustina works remotely from Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English. Her style emphasizes steady support, skill-building, and helping people regain confidence in their decisions and relationships.
Augustina lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Augustina works with
The areas below are the ones Augustina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match their values. It suits anxiety, depression, and life direction questions where avoided feelings get in the way of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into patterns of thought and behavior and tests small changes to shift mood and functioning, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions in relationships and can help people improve communication, repair trust, and build closer bonds.Finding the right method is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try techniques that fit your situation, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients often try a mix of approaches until they find what works best for them.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises that benefit from visual feedback. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging can be used for quick updates, homework follow-up, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit around work, school, or parenting commitments.
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