Anxiety and depression therapists and psychiatrists in Sparks, NV

I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist with 9 years of experience specializing in trauma, narcissistic abuse recovery, depression, and anxiety. My style is direct yet compassionate, providing more than just a listening ear. I offer honest feedback, practical tools, and actionable strategies to create meaningful change. I’m here to support, challenge, and empower you to build healthier relationships, heal from the past, and move forward with confidence.

I believe that therapy is a collaborative process built on trust, compassion, and respect. My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can explore life's challenges, gain insight, and develop the tools needed to create meaningful and lasting change.

As a mental health therapist, I work with individuals who are navigating anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and emotional overwhelm. I understand that each person's experiences are unique, so I tailor treatment to meet your individual needs, strengths, and goals.

Therapy should be a place where you can talk honestly about the things that are difficult to say out loud without being judged or reduced to a diagnosis—or to the hardest chapter of your life.

I work with adults and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, suicidal thoughts, sexual trauma, intimacy and sexual-health concerns, grief, life transitions, military and veteran concerns, first-responder stress, and relational distress. Relational distress can include communication breakdown, recurring conflict, loss of trust, emotional distance, intimacy concerns, separation or divorce-related stress, changes within a family, parenting-related strain, or simply reaching a point where you are unsure how to move forward.

My role in therapy is to help you understand what is happening, identify what you want to change, strengthen your ability to respond differently, and work toward healthier functioning and relationships. My clinical style is direct, collaborative, trauma-informed, practical, and shame-free.

I am independently licensed for clinical social-work practice in Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida; EMDR-trained; a Certified Psychosexual Assessment Specialist (CPAS); a Board-Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator (CFMHE); a Board-Certified Forensic Psychometrist (CFP); and a U.S. Army veteran.

My broader professional practice includes forensic mental-health evaluation and consultation. Those services are separate from psychotherapy. Once I am retained as your treating therapist and a clinical treatment relationship has been established, I cannot also serve as your forensic evaluator, expert witness, or child-custody evaluator in the same matter. Therapy is treatment-focused and is intended to support your clinical needs—not to generate an independent forensic opinion for litigation.

If you’ve felt unseen, misunderstood, or torn between belonging and authenticity, you’re not alone. Together, we’ll explore your story, build self-acceptance, and better understand the patterns and experiences that have shaped you. Our work will be guided by your goals, your pace, and what healing looks like for you, creating a path toward greater connection, empowerment, and inner peace. I strive to create a space where you can feel seen, heard, and accepted for who you are.

Hi, I’m Akisha Toussaint, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Wellness isn't just about managing symptoms—it’s about feeling like yourself again. If you're dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep issues, or just feeling off balance, you deserve support that addresses every part of your health—mind and body.