Dr. Akamin Nkengaka
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Accepting new clients online Counselor of color International clients welcome
About Akamin
I’m Dr. Akamin Nkengaka, a Licensed behavioral therapist with 16 years of evidence-based practice experienced. I help clients with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma informed care, substance abuse, self-esteem, and relationships challenges. My theoretical approach is based on cognitive-behavioral model and holistic approach. That is, patterns of thoughts and feelings are explored, and solution focus based. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilled and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
What Akamin helps with
- Addictions
- Depression
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Akamin works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Remarkable and supportive therapy that has helped me navigate and power through my struggles. I’m living cleaner and my relationships are in better states than I thought possible. I could say more but I will leave it at the fact that I strongly recommend Dr. Nkengaka!”
- “Dr. Nkengaka has the expertise to provide eye-opener advice and observations that one does not consider. Extremely friendly and attentive. Makes you fall in love with life again.”
- “dr nkengaka is wonderful and very knowledgeable, kind, compassionate and practical. highly highly recommended and very cherished and valued.”
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- “I was very lost at one point and feel frustrated with myself and my relationship. Dr.Nkengaka was a good listener and spot my deeper issue with one session. He makes me understand myself much more and introduces different ways to help me improve my self-esteem and self-confidence. I highly recommend have therapy sessions with him!”
- “Very knowledgeable and very helpful.<br /> <br /> Really shows interest and understanding.<br /> <br /> Real and straightforward.”
- “Amazing man and good at what he does!”
- “i think he's great”
- “Dr. Nkengaka is a very knowledgeable and kind person. His empathetic approach and positivist outlook made me think about problems I experienced from another perspective. I think, after these sessions, I am more focused on thinking about how to be a better person than spending my time lamenting about how badly I was treated.”
- “Very Knowledgeable”
- “He has been very helpful and very positive. He is also very knowledgeable.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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