Catherine Ben-Agu is a board certified licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioner in the state of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. She has 11years of experience in psychiatry. Catherine attended Walden University where she completed her bachelors and masters degree in nursing. Through her many years of experience, she has been able to partner with children, adolescents, adults, as well as geriatric clients who seek help with diverse psychiatric problems. Catherine specializes in facilitating significant improvement in client’s presenting symptoms through proper assessment, accurate diagnoses, medication prescriptions, treatment, and evaluation. She is experienced in various psychiatric disorders including Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, BPD, other Personality disorders, SUD, Eating disorders, Mood disorders, suicidal ideation, talk therapy sessions and many more.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, client will receive a warm welcome, and we will start with a brief introduction, dive into the specific challenges the client is facing. This will help me provide the accurate assessment, proper diagnosis, medication prescription, treatment and evaluations. It will also help me create a tailored treatment plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Catherine desires to collaborate with you in a caring/therapeutic relationship aimed to provide support, assist you in building your strengths as well as meet your healthcare goals of living a healthier and more fulfilling life.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Catherine is experienced in various psychiatric disorders including Anxiety disorders, Depression, Bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, BPD, other Personality disorders, SUD, Eating disorders, Mood disorders, suicidal ideation, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Gender dysphoria, Therapy sessions and many more.
About Catherine Ben-Agu
Catherine Ben-Agu offers therapy covered by UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid in Virginia.