Integrative Psychiatry for Women, Austin, TX
I help women address mental health symptoms using conventional medicine and holistic approaches so that they can have fulfilled relationships with themselves and loved ones.
Holistic psychiatry for women in Austin, TX, San Antonio, TX, and surrounding areas. Virtual services available throughout Texas.
Nkenna Ajagba, PMHNP
Welcome! I’m Nkenna, an integrative psychiatric nurse practitioner in Austin, Texas, specializing in integrative psychiatry and reproductive psychiatry. I combine conventional medicine with holistic psychiatry for women to provide personalized, culturally humble care. I support women dealing with anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, eating disorders, PMDD, perimenopause, and mental health concerns during pregnancy and postpartum. My goal is to help women find joy, acceptance, contentment, and balance at every stage of life. I see patients throughout Texas.
How I can help you
You want space to nurture your own passions, have solid friendships, have fulfilling relationships with significant others, and enjoy meaningful community. You want to have loving and connected relationships with your children. You want to be the most mentally stable during your pregnancy. You want to feel like yourself again. It starts with you and I can help.
Do any of these sound familiar?
You struggle with anxiety, racing thoughts, or irritability
You feel burnt out and exhausted!
You struggle with not being enough or doing enough
You struggle with body image issues that sometimes impact your eating behaviors
You are concerned that your mental health symptoms are affecting your child or your parenting
You are concerned about your teen daughter’s mental health symptoms
You recently (or not so recently) had your baby and are having a difficult time with new motherhood
You are trying to conceive/are currently pregnant and want to evaluate/reduce medication use during pregnancy
With years of experience helping women just like you, I know you don’t have to continue to struggle.
My services
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Integrative Psychiatry
Providing a whole-person approach that blends conventional treatments with holistic strategies
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Reproductive Psychiatry
Supporting women’s mental health across every life stage from adolescence to perimenopause
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Christian Psychiatry
Offering faith-based care for those who wish to integrate faith into treatment
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Psychiatry for Women and Moms
Delivering care tailored to the unique challenges and strengths women and mothers bring
What Clients Say
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"I just want you to know you've helped me so much. Even at the lowest point of my life, you've been so kind and understanding. You also understand the culture piece and how it affects things. Sometimes I think about "what would Nkenna say"
Jackie, 34 year old, Postpartum anxiety, depression, trauma
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My mental health is in a much better place than it was before I started working with Nkenna."
Ashley, 33 year old, OCD
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“I have really enjoyed working with you. You’ve helped me so much in my parenting. You really should write a book!”
Grace, 31 yr old, anxiety and OCD, parent
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"I can't tell you how invaluable you have been in my care. You have helped me so much and I will carry some of our work with me always."
Kate, 43 year old, Perimenopause
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"You have been such a positive influence in my life. Kind and compassionate. Always willing to come up with solutions to help me. Always patient. Thank you Nkenna"
Amanda, 24 year old, anxiety and disordered eating
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“You are the most kind, attentive, and compassionate psychiatric provider I have seen. And there can be such a disconnect between psychiatry and psychotherapy and you do such a good job of bridging the gap”
Jessica, 28 year old, anxiety and depression during pregnancy
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"I want to express so much gratitude for all you’ve done for me. You’ve seen me through the good and bad. I have made so much progress since working with you. The trajectory of my life now compared to before I started seeing is ...is such a change. Thank you so much!"
Joshua, 39 year old, depression, ADHD
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"I was hesitant about seeking care because I’ve had negative experiences in the past. Nkenna was patient, she listened to me and did not push me into treatments I did not want. She also takes her time to explain things and I never feel rushed."
Rachel, 25 year old, PMDD
Please note: identifying details have been changed or removed to protect patient privacy, names are pseudonyms, and images are stock images. However, these are all real comments my patients have given to me.