Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah-Boateng, LCMHC

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 has practiced as a licensed private counselor since 2001 and brings long experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and major life changes. He works in North Carolina and offers services in English, including to international clients.

He often combines client-centered conversation with practical skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tools to help people process trauma and move toward meaningful action. Motivational techniques and recovery skills training are part of his approach for people working to stop or reduce substance use.

Sessions focus on setting realistic goals and building everyday skills. He helps people identify values, manage difficult thoughts and feelings, and practice strategies that reduce distress. Work can include addressing sleep problems, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

Dr. Akuamoah-Boateng has spent recent years supporting people with co-occurring medical, mental health, and substance use concerns. That background informs his integrated approach to treatment and goal-setting. He also addresses attachment-related issues, caregiver stress, and problems that follow disasters and other traumatic events.

For people facing midlife transitions, he helps clarify priorities and develop manageable plans. To start, readers complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. The service uses a cancellable subscription model for sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes identifying personal values and taking small, values-driven actions to improve daily life, which can be useful for trauma, anxiety, or midlife changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people find and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and clear steps to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and some anger or relationship difficulties.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, and it can help when intimacy, abandonment, or attachment issues cause ongoing distress. Work is often relational and focuses on building healthier ways of relating to self and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they may try different techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoid the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to the online setting to practice skills, review exercises, and set goals in a way that fits the client's routine.