Aisha Franklin-Onyeugwo , LMSW

Aisha Franklin-Onyeugwo is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversation so clients feel understood and heard. Her style aims to make progress feel manageable and steady, one step at a time.

With five years of clinical experience, she uses talk therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns that keep problems going. She also incorporates playful methods when that approach fits a person's needs and comfort level. Sessions are conversational and practical rather than full of jargon.

She pays attention to how daily routines, relationships, and past experiences shape current struggles. Clients can expect attention to both feelings and actions - what someone thinks and what they try - so change can come from small, doable shifts. This helps with caregiver stress, chronic health-related challenges, and feelings of isolation.

Aisha also supports people dealing with communication problems, commitment worries, control issues, and the emotional fallout of infertility or infidelity. She addresses grief, guilt, shame, dissociation, and emptiness with steady listening and gradual skill-building.

People who choose her will work together to name priorities and try tools that fit their life. Progress is paced to the individual, and she helps people practice new ways of coping between sessions. If someone is ready to begin, she walks alongside them through the process.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Aisha commonly uses talk-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques. Talk-centered therapy focuses on open conversation to clarify what feels hard and to help name priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and behaviors to find small changes that reduce distress and build coping skills.

She also uses play-based methods when appropriate, bringing creative or activity-focused moments into sessions to help people express and process feelings differently. These approaches can help with anxiety, grief, low mood, and relationship or life-change stressors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort, and adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts in shorter exchanges or between scheduled appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life circumstances.