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Akeri Battle

Akeri Battle, LCMHC

Licensed counselor - anxiety and relationships

North Carolina

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Credentials
LCMHC
License
LCMHC, North Carolina / 14385
NPI
1861143356
Experience
7 years
Languages
English
Location
North Carolina
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Family and relationships
  • Self esteem

About Akeri

Akeri Battle is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Akeri works with people who find it hard to speak up, handle social pressure, or manage overwhelming worry.

She helps clients talk through what’s happening now and figure out practical next steps. Sessions cover things like communication problems, commitment and attachment worries, and family of origin concerns. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving stress, and difficult life transitions.

Akeri pays attention to how patterns from the past can affect current relationships. She addresses abandonment fears, blended family dynamics, and issues that come up around divorce or separation. Work on body image, emptiness, or cancer-related stress is also part of her practice.

In sessions she encourages honest, direct conversation and focuses on actionable strategies. Clients can expect to set clear goals and try out new ways of coping between meetings. The counselor balances practical problem solving with space to reflect on feelings.

Akeri asks new clients to use a short matching questionnaire to begin. That helps identify priorities before the first appointment. Her fee structure varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions

Akeri uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on stress, anxiety, relationships, and life changes. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce worry and avoidance. This helps people practice small, doable changes and notice what works for them. Another approach emphasizes improving communication skills and relationship patterns. Sessions include role play, feedback, and specific skill building to help with conversations and setting boundaries. That is useful for family conflict, commitment concerns, and attachment worries. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what the client notices and how daily life responds. Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Discussing practical needs up front helps shape how sessions are scheduled and structured.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She focuses on direct conversation and practical strategies, helping clients set goals and try new coping skills between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional work experience as a counselor.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in North Carolina.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary by location and therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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