Dr. Catherine Nkeiruka Ben Agu

Catherine Ben-Agu is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. who has more than 10 years of experience in psychiatry. Catherine partners with children, adolescents, adults, as well as geriatric clients who seek help with diverse psychiatric problems. She specializes in facilitating significant improvement in her clients’ presenting symptoms through proper assessment, accurate diagnoses, prescriptions, treatment, and evaluation. Catherine is experienced in various psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), personality disorders, substance abuse disorder (SUD), eating disorders, suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, sleep problems, and many more. Catherine completed both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and her PMHNP at …Walden University. She provides nonjudgmental cultural competency when caring for people from different backgrounds. Catherine possesses strong clinical skills and a natural ability to build rapport with patients and families. In addition to medication management, she incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), talk therapy, culturally sensitive, emotionally-focused, faith-based, motivational interviewing, and person-centered techniques into treatment. Through great interpersonal and communication skills, Catherine is able to establish trust, and communicate with clients in a therapeutic manner that upholds respect and preserves a client’s dignity and autonomy. She is culturally competent, nonjudgmental, and uses compassion, empathy, and active listening in all her interactions with clients. Catherine desires to collaborate with you in a caring/therapeutic relationship. She is confident that she would be able to support you on your journey to gain new perspectives and techniques that allow you to cope with whatever you may be struggling with. If you are ready to get started, schedule an appointment with Catherine today.

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Woodbridge

2501 Hunter Pl Suite 202

Woodbridge

VA

22192

USA

+18557262714

• Mental Health Counseling
• Clinical Social Work

• Individual Therapy
• Counseling
• Medication management
• Family Therapy
• Child Therapy
• Neuroanalysis

• Accepts Medicare
• United Healthcare
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Aetna
• Compsych
• BCBS
• First Health Network
• Cigna
• Tricare East

• Bulimia Nervosa
• Eating Disorders
• Pregnancy-related Mood Disorders
• Life Transitions
• Relationship challenges
• ADD/ADHD
• Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and postpartum
• Bereavement and grief
• Autism
• Mental Illness
• Chronic Mental Health Issues
• Sleep Disorders
• Self Esteem
• Depression
• Postpartum Depression
• Parent-Child Problems
• Depressive Disorders
• Spiritual Issues
• Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
• Relationship Issues
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Anorexia Nervosa
• LGBT Issues
• Infertility
• Anxiety Phobic Disorders
• Chronic Stress
• Anxiety
• Premature Ejaculation
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Chronic Pain
• Spirituality
• Grief