About Us

NKENNA AJAGBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Nkenna is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). She has a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Carolina Aiken and a Master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. Nkenna has obtained additional training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and other women’s mental health issues. She has training and/or work experience in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, partial hospitalization programs, and an eating disorder program. When not working, she enjoys writing, reading, running, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Nkenna provides psychiatric evaluation, brief psychotherapy, and medication management for ages 18 to 55. Her approach to your care is collaborative and holistic. While she can address the spectrum of psychiatric disorders in all populations, she has specific interest in working with women at all stages of life. Issues addressed include PMS/PMDD, postpartum depression/anxiety, parenting issues, and perimenopause issues. She also enjoys working with young adults, immigrants, and ethnic minorities.