Dr. Akamin Nkengaka

About me

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.

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma, Abuse
• Self esteem, Motivation
• Depression

Also experienced in:
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 , Veteran and Armed Forces Issues , 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 , Postpartum depression , Post-traumatic stress , 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 , Visually impaired , Women's issues , Workplace issues , Young adult issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
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, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

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Services offered

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  Video

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Licensing

IL LCSW 149.028885

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