Meet Our Team
Babatola Arogundade, MA (he/him)
Clinical Intern
Babatola is a Black counselor who believes that true healing happens when we honor the wisdom of our ancestors alongside modern therapeutic approaches. Rooted in African psychology and an Afrocentric worldview, his practice integrates thousands of years of healing wisdom through principles like Ubuntu (we heal in community, not isolation), Sankofa (ancestral wisdom guides our healing), and collective care into mental health treatment.
Drawing from psychoanalytic, existentialist, person-centered, and cognitive-behavioral theories, Babatola creates a comprehensive counseling experience that recognizes cultural identity as a source of power, not something to be “fixed.” His approach acknowledges that for many Black and diaspora communities, healing requires culturally grounded solutions that address experiences like racial trauma and acculturative stress as community wounds, not individual problems.
Babatola specializes in helping clients navigate between worlds without losing themselves. Whether you are dealing with acculturative stress, racial trauma, or the exhaustion of constantly code-switching, his practice creates space for your authentic self. Through storytelling, proverbs, and ancestral practices woven into evidence-based therapeutic methods, he guides clients in reclaiming their cultural identity as a foundation for healing.
His warm and collaborative style connects deeply with adolescents, college students, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, particularly those seeking to honor both where they come from and where they are going. Babatola finds joy in helping clients navigate depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, personality issues, and life transitions while building essential life skills and cultivating a sense of belonging and purpose through their personal growth journeys.
Babatola’s therapeutic philosophy centers on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their experiences while staying connected to their cultural roots. He consistently encourages self-care and self-compassion through an Ubuntu mindset – remembering that struggles don’t exist in isolation, and neither does healing. His practice helps clients embrace Sankofa thinking, asking “What wisdom from my past can guide me forward right now?” as they develop resilience and healthy coping strategies grounded in both ancestral knowledge and contemporary understanding.
Education: M.A. in Guidance and Counseling, Obafemi Awolowo University.