Ekaette 'Kate' Atakpo, LPC

Ekaette 'Kate' Atakpo is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about their next steps. Kate often works with stress and anxiety and supports those exploring identity and sexuality. Kate aims to make therapy a clear, practical process. She listens without judgment and helps people name what matters to them. Conversations focus on small, doable steps that build confidence and ease day-to-day strain. Her background includes three years of clinical experience using approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness-based work. Those methods are used to help people notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and practice being present. Sessions often cover issues such as self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship communication, and managing mood or panic symptoms. Kate also addresses concerns related to addiction, compassion fatigue, and multicultural stressors. She brings a culturally responsive stance to therapy and pays attention to how identity and community shape experience. The work is collaborative - goals and techniques are chosen together so the process fits each person’s life. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability. Costs vary with location and the service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches for online stress and anxiety work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take action toward a meaningful life, even when difficult thoughts and feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can lower reactivity and help people stay present instead of getting pulled into worry.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods that fit the person's daily routine and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use tools like in-session worksheets and guided mindfulness practices from wherever they are, helping skills transfer into everyday life.