Morolake  Odetoyinbo
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Morolake Odetoyinbo

She/Her/Hers

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC Specialties Insurance & Fees Locations
New York, New Jersey Accepting Online
Canton Accepting In-person
Updated March 7, 2024

Specialties & Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Cultural adjustment
  • LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics
  • Life transitions
  • Self-esteem
  • Women's issues

Professional statement

Rolake (pronounced raw-lah-keh) Odetoyinbo is licensed to provide mental health counseling in New York and New Jersey. She is passionate about immigrant acculturation, life transitions, LGBTQIA, and women’s issues. Her work as an AIDS activist, global health advocate and teacher has given her the unique opportunity to work sensitively and non-judgmentally across cultures, religion, identities, and abilities.

Rolake approaches therapy from a feminist perspective. She supports her clients as they examine and understand the roles they play in their family, workplace, and social systems. She helps clients to make the changes that they desire by holding up the mirror and echoing back their words so they can see and hear themselves.

Coming from the non-profit world, Rolake adopts a rights based and client centered approach to her work. Her clients include people with anxiety, childhood trauma, relationship problems, and people living with chronic illnesses like HIV infection and sickle-cell anemia. She offers great support for people in nontraditional relationships and partnerships.

Rolake only provides tele-therapy at this time. She sees clients aged 18 and older and does not provide tele-therapy for crisis situations.


Message to clients

My undergraduate training in dramatic arts taught me that we all need some drama in our life while my favorite professor in graduate school taught me to focus on the trauma and not the drama. I support my clients to take back their power as they examine, negotiate and own their multiple identities. I will support your mental health needs by identifying the trauma and eliminating the unhealthy drama.

I can relate to the pressure of trying to navigate academic, social and financial systems that are outside of one's frame of reference, and I have firsthand knowledge of what it is like to study, work, live, love and parent in a culturally diverse setting.

I speak fluent Yoruba and West African pidgin.


Specialties

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Cultural adjustment - Acclimating to a new environment; managing stress and coping with feelings of loss and separation from familiar people and places

LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges

Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress

Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect

Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • United Healthcare Student Health Plan

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $160 (60min)
  • Group sessions: $60 (60min)
  • Individual session: $135 (45min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

  • Super billing
Payment options
  • Check
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Zelle
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly
  • Every other week
  • As needed

Location(s)

Online Sessions (New York)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 8am - 7pm
  • Tue 8am - 7pm
  • Wed 8am - 7pm
  • Thu 8am - 7pm
  • Fri 8am - 5pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Online Sessions (New Jersey)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 8am - 7pm
  • Tue 8am - 7pm
  • Wed 8am - 7pm
  • Thu 8am - 7pm
  • Fri 8am - 5pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Canton practice
21 Miner Street, Suite 2, Canton, New York 13617
Accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Closed
  • Tue Closed
  • Wed Closed
  • Thu 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Fri Closed
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Years of Experience: 9 years

St Lawrence University, Adjunct Instructor, 2017 - Present
Clarkson University & St Lawrence University, Mental Health Counselor , 2017 - 2022
St Lawrence University, LGBTQ+ Safe Project Coordinator, 2015 - 2016

St Lawrence University, Canton NY, MS Mental Health Counseling, 2015
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, BA Dramatic Arts, 1992


Licensure

New York: 009123

New Jersey: 37PC00895900


Languages

English

Yoruba


Therapy Groups

Morolake  Odetoyinbo
I choose me over us.

They are married, in a relationship or a complicated situation. They need you, want you, beg you to stay. They will not choose you, cannot choose you, have not chosen you. Your heart is broken, your ego is bruised. It is time to choose yourself!