Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh, LCSW-R

Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York with 32 years of experience. He draws on decades of practice to help people navigate big life shifts, relationship strain, grief, and stress. He emphasizes respect and realistic steps people can use right away.

He uses clear, person-centered methods to help someone sort through feelings and choices. Sessions focus on practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, anger, intimacy concerns, and career questions. He also supports people facing discrimination, immigration-related stress, caregiving strain, and midlife transitions.

His background includes work in clinical and organizational settings. That experience informs how he helps people improve work functioning and address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in professional contexts. He also consults with organizations on these topics.

In sessions he prioritizes collaboration and hope. Dr. Oni-Eseleh emphasizes the client’s strengths and helps them test new behaviors and perspectives. He frames therapy as a shared process of finding what actually works in daily life.

He does not take cases involving pending litigation or the potential of one. To begin, people are asked to select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire so scheduling can follow.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Dr. Oni-Eseleh uses evidence-based and person-centered methods to help people make changes that matter in daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck on them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding emotional responses in close relationships and building better emotional connection and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan if something is not helping. The process is practical and iterative, with therapy shaped around what the client wants to achieve.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and create consistent check-ins during life transitions. It can also allow for shorter phone check-ins when schedules are tight, or video sessions when visual cues help the work. Confirm current session options when scheduling so the chosen format fits day-to-day life.