About Nakeesha
Nakeesha Duneman is a licensed clinical professional counselor and licensed mental health counselor practicing in Montana. She has five years of experience helping people who juggle mental health and substance use challenges. Her work centers on whole-person care that honors emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.
Nakeesha keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She helps people name patterns that contribute to stress and anxiety. Together they practice skills to manage cravings, reduce worry, and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Her approach combines evidence-based therapeutic techniques with attention to life context. That means looking at relationships, caregiving pressures, and past injuries alongside current symptoms. Nakeesha pays special attention to issues like attachment, guilt and shame, and the fallout of trauma and abuse.
Clients can expect focused work on building resilience and clearer communication. She supports people dealing with depression, low self-esteem, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. She also helps those navigating divorce, separation, or caregiver stress.
Nakeesha values a collaborative process. She works with each person to set practical goals and tries different strategies until something fits. Progress is paced to the person’s needs and comfort.
Her practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through an online matching and scheduling process.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Several evidence-based approaches can be helpful for anxiety, trauma, and co-occurring substance use. One common technique focuses on practical skills training to manage symptoms - teaching breathing, grounding, and behavioral strategies to reduce worry and cravings. These skills are useful for day-to-day coping and short-term symptom relief.Another approach looks at past experiences and attachment patterns to understand current reactions. This kind of work helps people see how early relationships shape present behavior and supports changes in how they relate to others and themselves. It can be especially useful for addressing guilt, shame, and interpersonal stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Work is paced and adjusted over time so the plan fits the person rather than the person fitting a single method.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy or complicated lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins or short reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and try strategies in real-life moments.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Montana, Idaho, Hawaii
- Languages
- English
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