Hello and welcome! My name is Augustina Garba. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater with a master’s degree in Counseling in May 2002. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I started out working with adult mental health individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. During my internship, I was exposed to working with severely abused and neglected children. This experience was what inspired me to work with children and families. I now provide individual and family therapy sessions targeting anger management for children and at-risk teenagers. My passion has always been to help bring about changes in the lives of individuals and families while partnering with them to create hope in their future.
In 2009, I went into Private Practice. I now work with children, adults, and families, providing individual and family therapy sessions. I also work with adult survivors of childhood abuse. My focus is to help them heal from their trauma and overcome related issues and problems that could develop due to their abuse. These could range from depression, anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks and stress. I work with many individuals and couples in relationship building. I counsel couples with relationship and divorce issues, anger management and domestic violence.
My focus in counseling is to work with you to resolve issues that challenge you and restore self-efficacy to couples, individuals and families. I am supportive in therapy and a good listener. I will collaborate with you, using teaching skills and give you tangible assignments to help you succeed in achieving your goals of finding a long-term meaningful solution. I am consistent and believe in building a trusting and reliable client-therapist relationship.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, ADHD, Abandonment, Blended family issues, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Post-traumatic stress
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MN LPCC 03852
WI LPC 3758-125
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Augustina has been such a kind, compassionate listener and guide. She is strong in her faith and stands on the word of God! She is nonjudgmental and cheers you on! I would highly recommend her.
Written on Oct 27, 2024 after therapy with Augustina for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
She knows what she is talking about and has provided great advice I can apply to my situation
Written on Oct 24, 2024 after therapy with Augustina for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatig
Very helpful in a trying time in my life easy to talk to and has great advice .
Written on Oct 07, 2024 after therapy with Augustina for 2 months on issues concerning family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
I love this app and service . It keeps me accountable and the ease of scheduling is amazing . The therapist I have is the best one I've ever had . Journaling and making sure she can read them is the most helpful thing in the world . I've gone since April not having a pnes seizure . I got reminded of. My tool box and other things to try.
Written on Aug 30, 2024 after therapy with Augustina for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Augustina is a wonderful therapist. Her soft spoken approach with a heart warming smile was very comforting. I have been in therapy for many years and needed to find a new therapist. Augustina was very receptive, kind, and knowledgeable, knowing what question to ask or solution to share. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Written on Aug 08, 2024 after therapy with Augustina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
I am a retired academic health care professional. In the course of my career, I worked with many outstanding professionals in healthcare, including mental healthcare professionals, internists, surgeons, and many other specialists. Augustina is as good as the best professionals I have ever worked with. She really helped me work through the issues that I was facing. I recommend her without reservation for anyone who is seeking the help of a mental healthcare professional.
Written on Aug 01, 2024 after therapy with Augustina for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse