Blessing Adekanye, MA, LPCA

About

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Dallas, TX. Works with ADHD, Anxiety and Depression. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• School Issues
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Christian CounselingCounseling that brings Christian faith, scripture or prayer into therapy, for people who want their beliefs to be part of the work.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Couples/Marital Counseling
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)The main behavioral therapy for OCD: gradually facing feared situations or thoughts while resisting the urge to carry out compulsions.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Alcohol Use, Autism, Child, Developmental Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, Hoarding, Infertility, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, School Issues, Sleep or Insomnia, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Aetna Medicare, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Centivo, Cigna and Evernorth, Claritev, Curative, Devoted Health Plan, Healthcare Highways, HealthSmart, Humana Medicare, Magellan, Medicare, MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP), Moda Health, Molina Healthcare, MultiPlan, MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Northwell Direct, Optum, Palmetto GBA Railroad, Partners Direct Health, Provider Network of America (PNOA), Quest, Sana Benefits, Superior HealthPlan, TELUS Health, TRICARE, TriWest, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare / Optum Medicare, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin

Education & qualifications