Olusayo Ayegbusi

Olusayo Ayegbusi is an AASW social worker with three years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing parenting strains, low self-esteem, career doubts and family conflicts. She also helps with sleeping problems and offers coaching around life purpose and next steps.

Her approach is straightforward and conversational. Sessions usually focus on practical problems and small changes that feel doable. She uses listening and questions to help people spot patterns, try new ways of responding and set short-term goals.

Olusayo draws on several approaches to keep work concrete. Client-centred therapy guides the conversation around what matters most to the person. Cognitive behavioural techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviours. Solution-focused strategies are used to build on strengths and past successes.

She also brings elements of motivational interviewing to help with readiness for change. For people who have experienced traumatic events, trauma-focused methods are available to support processing and planning for safety and stability.

Her work addresses practical life issues such as caregiving stress, money and financial worries, immigration concerns and communication problems. She is familiar with multicultural contexts and with challenges that can come with ageing and midlife change.

Sessions are conducted in English and Yoruba. Before a first appointment, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and choose a session time that fits their routine.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-centred therapy keeps the focus on the person’s priorities and what feels most important to talk about. In practice this means the therapist listens, reflects and follows the issues the client raises to set session goals. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives practical exercises to test different responses; it is often used for low mood, anxiety, sleeping problems and career-related worries. Motivational interviewing supports changes people are unsure about by exploring ambivalence and boosting commitment to one small next step.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match the client’s goals and preferences. That collaborative selection helps keep sessions relevant and focused on achievable steps.

The biography does not specify session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy week, permit shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also make it easier to schedule around work or caregiving duties and can allow a mix of longer problem-solving sessions and brief follow-ups depending on what the person needs.