Patience Akhimien
Patience Akhimien
(she/her)
My name is Patience Akhimien DNP, a certified Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Midwife, Registered Nurse-Certified inpatient obstetrics. Certified RTS (Relief Through Sharing). I assist patients with Psychiatric and Medical evaluations including Medication management and therapy sessions. I apply and teach patients various therapies such as CBT, Mindfulness and ASAM 6 DIMENSIONS. I see ages 6 to 100 including antepartum and postpartum patients with exhaustion, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addiction, family crisis. I also see virtual clients who prefers weekends including Sundays.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first visit usually is for comprehensive psychiatric evaluation where we will identify areas of need and decide if subsequent visits are to be single with Therapy session or medication management only or if to be combined.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
As a provider with 33 years of registered nurse experience in education and counseling and 10 years of being a nurse practitioner, I have assisted clients in setting treatment plan and meeting their goals. Including Medication management and laboratory studies
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I love working with postpartum patients who are in crisis from exhaustion of childcare. I also work with adults, geriatrics and adolescent who are struggling with addiction and mood disorders. My clients are eager to improve, but don't yet have the tools needed to make this goal a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed and anxious about their careers.
About Patience Akhimien
Patience Akhimien offers therapy covered by CalViva Health (Medi-Cal), Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal), Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal), Health Net (Medi-Cal), Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal, L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal), Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal), San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal) and Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal in California.
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VirtualMy treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT helps to shape how we think, feel and behave. CBT assist individuals to improve their self-worth and self-esteem. CBT modifies behaviors, see reasons to be hopeful and eliminates negative thoughts.