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Emmanuel Nwala

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor
South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and

In-network with

Aetna, Anthem EAP - Bank of America, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, Sanford Health Plan, United Healthcare (Optum), and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, and Stress

Great to meet you!

My name is Emmanuel Nwala, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and US Army Veteran. I come from a multicultural background. I have a PhD in Psychology, and a Master of Science degree in Counseling. I have a passion for helping people reach their self-actualization, whatever that may be for each person. I enter a counseling relationship with open mind, enthusiasm and hope for healing for whomever I am working with. I provide Christian counseling if and when requested. I look forward to working together, with you.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I am eclectic in my approach to counseling. This means that I use different counseling modalities/ techniques in my counseling practice because one approach may not fit every person. I am trained at graduate education level in the use of different counseling techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapy, Christian based counseling etc.

What you can expect from our first session

I am very person-centered and goal oriented. This means that I see the person I am working with as a person different from the presenting problems. I work with the person to establish goals for therapy and focus a lot of attention to helping the person reach their goals for therapy. You can expect me to use active and reflective listening in each session to ensure you feel heard. You can expect me to focus on your goals for therapy each session. You can expect that I will affirm you each session


Emmanuel's style is

Open-minded
Solution-oriented
Empowering

Insurance carriers Emmanuel accepts

Aetna
Anthem EAP - Bank of America
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
Sanford Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare

More about Emmanuel

MS (Master of Science) at Campbellsville University
License type: LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) (Minnesota), LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) (Texas, South Dakota, Minnesota), LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) (Iowa)
Gender: Cisgender Male
Ethnicity: Black or African descent
Languages: English and Igbo
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Sleep disorder, Family Issues, Anger Management, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Maternal Mental Health, Men's Issues, Women's Issues, Trauma, PTSD, and Infertility
Modalities: Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma Focused CBT, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Strength-Based, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Structural Family