Nakie Mahomes , LICSW

Nakie Mahomes, LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker), is a Washington-based therapist with 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate significant life challenges. She emphasizes building self-love, clarifying life purpose, and strengthening communication skills so individuals can move forward with greater resilience and direction.

Her practice includes focused work in trauma recovery, addiction support, eating disorder treatment, and self-esteem development, along with care for intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coaching for life transitions. Nakie honors each person’s unique journey and creates an affirming space where practical coping strategies and personal values can guide growth.

Drawing on evidence-based methods, she partners with clients to address past wounds, build adaptive skills, and pursue meaningful change. Her collaborative approach centers empathy, respect, and sustained support as clients explore priorities such as forgiveness, improved communication, and deeper self-understanding. Nakie’s background and clinical focus aim to help individuals develop tools that support long-term well-being and purposeful living.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Nakie Mahomes draws from several structured approaches to support clients through online therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to improve mood and coping skills - it is often used for issues like anxiety, depression, addiction, and self-esteem concerns. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe their personal stories and separate themselves from problem-saturated narratives, which can support work on life purpose, forgiveness, and self-love. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of trauma and abuse, providing strategies to process difficult memories and reduce the ongoing impact of past harm.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Nakie works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This partnership allows treatment to be adjusted over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexible ways to access care. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and receive ongoing support in ways that suit individual routines and comfort levels.