- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Motivational interviewing
About Fatai
Dr. Fatai Popoola is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota with ten years of experience. He focuses on addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and issues common to young adults. Sessions address practical problems and immediate steps clients can take to feel steadier in day-to-day life.
Dr. Popoola works with people affected by substance use and overlapping mental health challenges. He combines approaches that help clients clarify values, reduce unhelpful behaviors, and build small habits that make a difference. He also addresses concerns linked to adoption and foster care, immigration, multicultural stress, obsessional thoughts, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic exercise and pornography use.
In sessions he emphasizes straightforward planning and skill practice. Conversations look at strengths, realistic goals, and concrete next steps. Motivational interviewing methods are used when someone is weighing change, and solution-focused ideas help when a short-term plan is needed.
His background includes work in both private and public agencies aimed at improving functioning and daily living. That experience informs practical tools for managing smoking or vaping cessation, reducing self-harm urges, and coping with prejudice or discrimination effects.
People meet him for help with transitions like leaving home, starting work, or feeling behind peers. He asks about what matters to each person and builds plans around those priorities rather than a single template.
How his approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters and take small actions toward those values. Online ACT sessions often focus on clarifying priorities, noticing unhelpful thoughts, and practicing brief experiments between meetings. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style used to explore ambivalence about change and strengthen a person's own reasons for taking steps forward. It fits well into short online sessions that center on next actions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide whether ACT, motivational interviewing, trauma-focused methods, or a mix will best address the presenting problems and life demands.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people choose online sessions because they fit around study, work, and life transitions. Online work can make it easier to schedule brief check-ins, avoid travel time, or use phone-only meetings when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for use between sessions so progress continues outside scheduled meetings.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and young adult issues. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, immigration, multicultural concerns, and OCD-related problems.
What is his style in therapy?
He uses client-centered conversations that focus on strengths and practical steps. Techniques include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused methods, and trauma-focused work.
How much experience does he have?
He has ten years of experience working with people facing substance use and mental health challenges in both private and public settings.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Minnesota LICSW. His practice is based in Minnesota.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does he offer?
Formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking to know whether phone, video, or other formats are available.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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