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Augustina Garba, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Augustina is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Augustina. View 44 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Wisconsin and Minnesota

Recent reviews

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.

Reviewed November 2024

She knows what she is talking about and has provided great advice I can apply to my situation

Reviewed November 2024

More about Augustina

  • 20 years' experience
  • Female
  • LPC, LPCC

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!

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Depression 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

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Augustina Garba's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104020007.

  • LPC · Wisconsin · 3758-125 · Expires February 2025
  • LPCC · Minnesota · 03852 · Expires May 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Augustina Garba

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

44 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Professional Recommend Helped Helping Listens Grateful Understanding Wonderful The best

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.

Reviewed November 2024

She knows what she is talking about and has provided great advice I can apply to my situation

Reviewed November 2024

Very helpful in a trying time in my life easy to talk to and has great advice .

Reviewed November 2024

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.

Reviewed August 2024

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.

Reviewed August 2024

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.

Reviewed August 2024

She is sweet, kind and understanding. Very helpful and easy to confide in. I love how encouraging and wise she is.

Reviewed July 2024

She has been wonderful, hopefully she’ll be my therapist when I return.

Reviewed June 2024

Augustina is kind, attentive, and gives great advice. I highly recommend her. She's a wonderful person and has helped me thus far.

Reviewed June 2024

Augustina is the best therapist I have ever worked with

Reviewed May 2024

I have met with Augustina a couple of times. She is professional, and understanding. She has provided effective feedback and I look forward to continuing sessions with her.

Reviewed May 2024

An optimistic attitude, but with real experience. A well-rounded human being, for my opinion.

Reviewed April 2024

Very effective even in a short period of time. Able to get me to think about things differently and reframe my mindset

Reviewed April 2024

I appreciate Augustina based on her attentiveness to listen, and truly understand me. Her recommendations are aspiring and always specific to seeking goals and positive resolutions.

Reviewed March 2024

I absolutely respect and love Augustina Garba as my therapist and actually wish I could continue to meet with her on a regular basis. I’m grateful to be in therapy now that I’ve been seeing Augustina!

Reviewed March 2024

I am so grateful to have been matched with Augustina Garba. I think her approach is just what I was looking for in this stage of my healing process. She encourages, instills hope, and provides practical steps I can take to help me heal and adjust my thinking and feelings.

Reviewed February 2024

She listens and truly cares. Some people just go through the motions of being your therapist, but not her. You can tell she takes her job seriously and really wants the best out come for you. She is a true blessing. I’m glad we met because she is helping me get through a lot.

Reviewed February 2024

She's been a blessing

Reviewed February 2024

Having therapy wit Augustina changed my life for better! This has been helping me in so many ways that I can not explain! I'm super thankful to her.

Reviewed August 2023

Augustina has helped me tremendously as I continue to grow and work on myself. She listens attentively to provide new perspectives and daily tools to put into practice. I’m so grateful for my experience with BetterHelp and pairing with Augustina. I look forward to the future and our work together.

Reviewed July 2023

Great listener and great advice!

Reviewed January 2023

She has helping me so much... my life has changed in a greater way due to the therapy and her professional guidance.

Reviewed November 2022

She is a very good listener. She asks good questions that dig deep to the core of the issue. Thanks Augustina!

Reviewed November 2022

Augustina takes great care in remembering previous conversations and worries to work through with me, even after weeks time! I appreciate her compassion, reassurance, and consistency to help me. She's been amazing and I'm very glad to have her to talk with.

Reviewed November 2022

Dr. Garba helped me learn to stand up for myself after two years of emotional abuse from my family. She was understanding and pushed me to break from my isolated shell and do what I wanted for my own health. She gave me exercises and encouraged my emotional expression. She was readily available through messaging and would answer my questions within 24 hours and she checked in on me regularly. I am in a better place now both mentally and emotionally. I will be grateful for the rest of my life.

Reviewed August 2022

Dr Garba is always willing to go the extra mile in helping me through my journey. She takes time to reach out to me and shows that she actually cares.

Reviewed July 2022

Augustina is both professional and personable. I appreciate that she is always timely and listens. Just recently my youngest sibling passed away - his passing has me in a different place, because of that I have considered a different counselor. This has nothing to do with Augustina . I am okay with continuing with her, but I'm not quite ready to talk to anyone. I can't stress enough that this has nothing to do with Augustina.

Reviewed July 2022

Augustina has been such an incredible help for me these past few months. She is compassionate, kind, and so good at what she does- and I picked up on this right away in our first session. Augustina is so good at going with the flow and asking intuitive questions that drive deep introspection, discussion, and healing. There is a really great balance between her listening & talking/sharing information during sessions. She gives me things to work on between sessions, and she is extremely responsive to any messages that are sent. I highly, highly recommend Augustina.

Reviewed July 2022

Ms. Garba is exactly what I needed in a therapist. Great listener, offers the tools I need when I need them. It's not easy to work through my issues, but well worth the effort. I'm so happy I signed up for Betterhelp!

Reviewed May 2022

I love working with Augustina. I feel heard and respected, and she's timely in her responses! Her support and guidance have been a true God-send in this time of my life.

Reviewed April 2022

Great!

Reviewed April 2022

Augustina is a great therapist. She listens very well and truly cares about your well being. I've been with her for a year and have learned a lot with her. She is awesome. You'll be lucky to have her as a therapist.

Reviewed March 2022

These sessions have positively changed my life. I'm pleased to have Augustina as my therapist! She is an amazing professional and human being!

Reviewed March 2022

At first I was hesitant, mostly by the nature of my treatment resistant struggles and previous encounters with new therapists, but after I had an opportunity to let myself be completely vulnerable and unrestrained with Augustina, I found an incredible and compassionate shepherd on my emotional journey to self-betterment. She is kind, caring, and attentive, ensuring I was understood and heard, while at the same time gently guiding me in the right direction, nudging me forward with a tender firmness that persisted even as I reflexively protested. I am thankful for the progress I have made alongside her. If you are looking for a therapist, I highly recommend Miss Garba, she is a blessing!

Reviewed January 2022

Very positive experience so far!

Reviewed January 2022

Augustina is a wonderful therapist, that listens attentively and is genuinely interested in the patients well being. She comes with years of experience and is always seeking professional development opportunities.

Reviewed January 2022

Augustina has been a fantastic benefit to me so far in helping to process a lot of tough emotions, situations, and we began to talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences, a crucial bases for measures of safety and security then and into Adulthood; and how we interact with it because of those experiences and traumas. Her insight and perspective has been very valuable! And the fact that BetterHelp allows messaging and Augustina is very timely to respond, I felt supported and heard when I felt I needed it. I was able to discuss other alternative and compatible types of therapy that may be useful to me as well, not just talk talk therapy, which is very comprehensive and meets needs virtual therapy can not. Highly recommended!!!

Reviewed December 2021

I love working with Augustina. I often wish that our sessions could last longer!

Reviewed December 2021

Augustina has been a tremendous source of wisdom and comfort for me as I navigate challenging emotional issues, stress and borderline depression. I have learned and benefited from her counseling.

Reviewed November 2021

I love her. Not to be dramatic but I'd take a bullet for that woman<3

Reviewed November 2021

I have only had two sessions with Augustina and she has already helped me become the person I want to be. She provides useful tools to use when life happens and I can imagine her talking me to resolve a situation. Thank you Augustina!

Reviewed September 2021

I’ve benefited greatly from Augustina’s counseling. I’ve gotten great advice and clear directions on improving a difficult situation I an struggling with. I look forward to resuming the counseling sessions after I move.

Reviewed July 2021

Augustina has been a big help to me. She is knowledgeable, understanding and gets right to the core of addressing my issues.

Reviewed June 2021

The first session was excellent. Good communication and flow of thought and topics. I feel more than confident that I'll have more sessions with Augustina.

Reviewed June 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Augustina Garba offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Augustina Garba works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Augustina Garba speak?

Augustina Garba speaks English.

How many years of experience does Augustina Garba have?

Augustina Garba has 20 years of experience.

Where is Augustina Garba licensed to practice?

Augustina Garba is licensed to practice in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Does Augustina Garba accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Augustina Garba does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Augustina Garba offer?

Augustina Garba offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Augustina Garba?

Augustina Garba can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Augustina Garba?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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