Meet your therapist

Hey there!

I’m Baaba Onyejiji

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Manatee therapist Baaba Onyejiji

⭐ About Baaba

I am from Los Angeles, CA and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I have worked in the mental health space for the past 10 years. I have worked with teens, adults and families specializing in addiction, trauma and multicultural counseling.

🙂 Style

  • Authenticity, empowerment and directness.

👍 Fun facts about Baaba

  • Superpower 🦸
    Creating safety within the therapeutic relationship. I make people feel seen and heard.

  • #1 Dinner-Date 🍽️
    Whitney Houston! I would loveeee to spend time with her around her bodyguard era. Such a voice.

  • Self-Care ✨
    I like to stay active, running or pilates a few time a week and then my monthly facials/mani/pedis.

📚 Specialities

  • Adjustment, Acculturation Stress, Anxiety, Grief + Loss, Gender Questioning, Identity Development, Medical Issues or Illness, Sexual Abuse, Substance Use, Trauma, PTSD.

  • Attachment trauma and working with immigrant families or first generation adults.

👥 Approach

  • Brief Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Systems, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

🤝 Works with

  • Parents

🎓 Credentials

  • Master of Arts in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy.

  • Licensed in California.

💬 Why did you become a therapist for kids and families?

For any client, I enjoy providing that safe space for them to learn, grow, and receive support. That was given to me through my own personal psychotherapy and it’s important to me to give back in that impactful way. Therapy is life changing and if open to it, anyone can benefit from such a sacred experience.