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Nakie Mahomes

Experienced LICSW guiding practical growth

LICSW Washington

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Eating
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy
Languages
English
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About Nakie

Nakie Mahomes is a licensed clinical social worker in Washington with 20 years of experience helping people navigate complex life challenges. She focuses on supporting clients through trauma recovery, addiction, eating concerns, and self-esteem work while also addressing intimacy-related issues and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes cultivating self-love, clarifying life purpose, and improving communication to foster greater emotional resilience. Mahomes draws on evidence-informed methods and tailors interventions to each person’s needs, blending cognitive behavioral ideas with narrative and solution-focused techniques when they fit the situation.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process, helping clients build practical coping skills, examine personal stories that shape their choices, and identify small, achievable steps toward change. Prospective clients can expect an affirming, respectful approach that prioritizes clear goals and steady progress toward meaningful personal growth.

Adapting Evidence-Informed Care to Online Formats

Mahomes commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and build concrete skills for managing moods and behaviors, which can be useful for issues like anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns. She also incorporates Narrative Therapy to explore how personal stories shape identity and choices, supporting work on self-love, forgiveness, and life purpose by reframing those narratives.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work and is decided together. The therapist collaborates with each client to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds to ensure a practical fit.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around schedules and locations. These formats can make it easier to maintain consistent care, try skills between sessions, and check in more frequently when needed, while allowing licensed professionals to deliver structured, goal-oriented therapy across different communication styles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Nakie Mahomes works with issues such as addictions, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, self esteem, coping with life changes, intimacy-related difficulties, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related areas like communication problems, forgiveness, life purpose, and self-love.
What is the therapist's general therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and goal oriented, combining practical skill building with exploration of personal narratives to support healing and forward movement.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with people facing a range of life and mental health challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with WA LICSW LW60781814 and practices in Washington.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsForgivenessLife purposeSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English