Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah-Boateng

About me

Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to learn more about my practice.

My name is Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah-Boateng, PhD, though many clients simply call me Dr. Boat. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), and Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). I hold a PhD in Human Services with a concentration in Disaster, Crisis, and Intervention.

Over the past two decades, I have helped individuals, couples, and families navigate relationship challenges, mental health concerns, substance use disorders, life transitions, trauma, and recovery. My counseling approach is collaborative, compassionate, and evidence-based. I draw from Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I tailor treatment to the unique needs, strengths, and goals of each couple.

I have extensive experience working with couples affected by trust violations, infidelity, communication difficulties, emotional disconnection, and other relationship stressors. I understand the profound impact that addiction, mental health concerns, and unresolved conflict can have on a relationship. I also understand that healing is possible when both partners are willing to engage in the process.

Using principles from the Gottman Method, I help couples strengthen friendship and emotional connection, improve communication, manage conflict more effectively, increase mutual understanding, and rebuild trust. Couples learn practical skills to reduce criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling while fostering respect, empathy, and healthy problem-solving.

My goal is to create a safe, respectful, and nonjudgmental environment where both partners feel heard, understood, and valued. Together, we will work to improve communication, strengthen emotional intimacy, rebuild trust, resolve conflicts more effectively, and develop healthier relationship patterns that support long-term relationship satisfaction.

When addiction is part of the relationship dynamic, I provide guidance on effective communication strategies, healthy boundaries, recovery support, and ways to encourage positive change without increasing defensiveness, resentment, or relapse risk. I have extensive experience working with chemically dependent families/couples and understand the unique challenges that addiction can create within intimate relationships.

I am committed to providing professional, ethical, and culturally responsive care that respects the dignity and unique experiences of every individual and couple.

Seeking support is a courageous step. Whether you are working through a specific challenge or seeking to strengthen your relationship, I would be honored to help you move toward greater understanding, healing, and connection.

Remember: No matter how difficult the challenges you face today, there is always hope, and with commitment and support, relationships can heal, grow, and thrive.

I look forward to working with you.

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression

Also experienced in:
LGBT , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Sleeping disorders , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Aging and geriatric issues , Attachment issues , Avoidant personality , Body image , Caregiver issues and stress , Co-morbidity , Codependency , Communication problems , Coping with natural or human-caused disaster , Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) , Domestic violence , Drug and alcohol addiction , Emptiness , Family problems , Fatherhood issues , Forgiveness , Guilt and shame , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Isolation / loneliness , Life purpose , Men's issues , Midlife crisis , Veteran and Armed Forces Issues , Mood disorders , Multicultural concerns , Narcissism , Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD , Panic disorder and panic attacks , Phobias , Postpartum depression , Post-traumatic stress , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) , Self-love , Sex addiction , Social anxiety and phobia , 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), Gottman Method, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

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Services offered

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  Video

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Licensing

NC LCMHC 3685

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Reviews

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