Akamin Victor Nkengaka,LCSW

Akamin Victor Nkengaka,LCSW

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License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: LCSW - CSW03186
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I am an in-network provider for:
  • Aetna
  • Allegiance Life and Health
  • Alliance PPO
  • Allied Insurance Group
  • Cenpatico
  • Cigna
  • Coventry
  • Coventry Health Care
  • GEHA Health Plans
  • GWH-Cigna (formerly Great West Healthcare)
  • Highmark
  • Meritain Health
  • Nippon Life Benefits
  • Optum
  • Optum Health
  • United Behavioral Health
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Providence, Rhode Island 02903

My Approach to Helping

Hi there, I'm Dr. Nkengaka,

My name is Akamin Nkengaka and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Behavioral health, a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. I am a License Clinical Social Worker, (LCSW) in Rhode Island (RI) and a License Advance Alcohol and Drugs Counselor (LAADC) in California. I am working with clients statewide via tele health setting. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in anxiety, stress, depression, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Holistic approach to help my clients make progress and start feeling better.

My emphasize to therapeutic approach varies based on the needs of each client I work with. I most frequently use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Holistic approach in problem solving, as both modalities help me and the client build a shared understanding of their reality, and allow us to work together to chart a path forward.

Ages I Work With

  • Adults

Languages

  • English

Industries & Communities Served

  • Military/Law Enforcement
  • Education
  • LGBTQ+
  • BIPOC

Client Concerns I Treat

  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions and Compulsions
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aggression and Violence
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Attachment Issues
  • Batterer Intervention
  • Bipolar
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Types of Therapy

  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Holistic Psychotherapy
  • Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
  • Integral Psychotherapy (IP)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis / Modern Psychoanalysis
  • Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Schema Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Transpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
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