Faith Otobo , LCSW

Faith Otobo is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with ten years of practice. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and self-esteem. Faith presents a calm, straightforward presence and helps people who feel stuck find clearer steps forward.

Her work tends to center on relationships and attachment wounds. She helps people talk through communication problems, commitment worries, codependency, and challenges tied to abandonment or adoption and foster care histories. She also supports those managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, fertility concerns, body image struggles, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce.

Faith blends several approaches to match what each person needs. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at relational patterns and emotionally-focused methods to improve connection and repair. Cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of dialectical behavior therapy show up when practical skills and emotional regulation are needed.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Clients can expect clear, simple tools to try between meetings and a focus on what is most pressing in day-to-day life. The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.

She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and works with English-speaking clients including some outside the United States. The approach is collaborative, so therapy plans are adjusted based on each person's needs and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Faith commonly uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect present emotions and interactions; this approach helps when connection, abandonment, or attachment issues are central. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete experiments that change mood and behavior. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) appears when the focus is on repairing emotional bonds and improving communication in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as the work progresses. Decisions about techniques are made collaboratively rather than prescribed in advance.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy or unpredictable schedules. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues and support deeper emotional work, while phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a quieter option is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between meetings or fit short sessions into a break at work. These formats increase flexibility and let therapy continue across distances for English-speaking and some international clients.