Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah-Boateng

Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah-Boateng is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with more than two decades in mental health and substance use work. He began practicing in 1998 and has been in private practice since 2001. He brings long-term experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and anger.

He uses straightforward, goal-focused conversations to help people set and reach practical steps. Sessions often focus on building coping skills, reducing problematic behaviors, and improving daily functioning. He draws on approaches that emphasize values, skills, and real-world change.

Clients may find him useful when facing life transitions, relationship and intimacy struggles, caregiving strain, or co-occurring medical and mental health challenges. He has experience with mood disorders, ADHD, bipolar concerns, sleep problems, and substance use issues. He also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, and compassion fatigue.

Dr. Akuamoah-Boateng blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies in-session. He also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present patterns. The aim is practical improvement rather than jargon-filled explanations.

People who want clear steps, skill building, and respectful listening may find this approach helpful. If you want to explore whether his style fits your needs, use the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule a session.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, and persistent unwanted thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that cause problems and replacing them with more helpful responses; it works well for mood, anxiety, sleep, and addiction-related habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current connections and helps people change repeat patterns in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. He will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, concerns, and preferences. That may mean combining skill-focused CBT work with ACT exercises about values and acceptance, or using attachment ideas when relationship patterns are central.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins from a quieter location. It also lets people continue regular skills practice between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to remote sessions so work is practical and focused on daily life.