About Akamin
Dr. Akamin Nkengaka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of practice. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem.
He frames therapy as a practical process and meets clients where they are. Dr. Nkengaka uses clear, evidence-informed methods to look at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Sessions focus on real problems and workable steps rather than long theory. He encourages people to build on the strengths they already have and to try small changes that fit their lives.
How Akamin works
He blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance-based work and attachment-focused thinking. That mix helps with mood, relationship patterns, and coping after difficult experiences. Dialectical strategies and client-centered listening are also part of his approach when they suit a person's needs.
Over the years he has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, autism and neurodiversity-related challenges, chronic illness and pain, and body image. He also works with people dealing with personality-related issues and complex co-occurring problems. Dr.
Nkengaka offers straightforward, respectful care. He aims to make therapy a collaborative process where goals are clear and progress is measurable. He accepts international clients and conducts sessions from Illinois.
Akamin lists 20 ways of working on the entry:
- 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
What Akamin works with
The areas below are the ones Akamin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- 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
- Depression
- 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 esteem
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building simple actions that matter. It helps people tolerate difficult feelings while moving toward a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and how early bonds affect present behavior, which can help with trust, connection, and relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful and what is not.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video suits deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
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