About Bold Questions
What do you envy?
Who do you think you're fooling?
Why are you afraid to slow down and listen?
What do you lie about?
What would your future self want you to do now?
What is it going to take to start living your best, authentic life?
The quality of our lives is shaped by the quality of our decisions, and our decisions are shaped by the quality of the questions we’re willing to ask ourselves.
I call my practice “Bold Questions” because it speaks to what I’m here to do: not just to sit with the questions and quandaries my clients bring me, but to ask you questions that—just maybe—you’ve never been asked before. Asking the right questions is the key to uncovering your truths, getting to the root of the situation, and understanding your thoughts, patterns, and actions more fully. Asking the right questions helps my clients change the direction of their lives and relationships in a really great way, and it just might help you too.
All sessions are 100% virtual until further notice.
Services
Psychotherapy (individual adults, relationships, and families with adolescents ages 13+)
Mentorship for psychology graduate students and psychiatry residents
Speaking Engagements
My Biography
Dr. Ndiya Nkongho
As a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, I provide psychotherapy and consultation for those interested in moving from confusion to intentional, joyful, and passionate living. I often find that many of my clients come to me because they feel “stuck,” at a crossroads, indecisive, unsure of where to go from here or how to get to where they want to be in life.
I earned my doctorate from Georgia State University and completed my internship and postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt University and Columbia University, respectively. I have also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). I maintain current licensure in Georgia, New York, and Ontario (Canada). I serve as a clinical supervisor to psychiatry residents at Emory University and to psychology students at Georgia State University, and I often do public speaking events. I have spoken to private school parents about how to help teenagers develop resilience in the midst of COVID-19 stress; to fitness centers about the mental barriers that keep people from making healthier choices; and to mental health professionals about feminist theory; reimagining intimacy in the age of COVID-19; and interpersonal theory.
Although I enjoy being a clinical supervisor, classroom instructor, and public speaker, my primary focus is on the fulfilling work of being a psychotherapist. Through my private practice, I work with people with varying backgrounds, personal strengths, challenges, and goals. My research and clinical experience has focused on the areas of identity, and coping and resilience in the face of trauma and loss. I am happy to work in close collaboration with other medical professionals, and often work in tandem with clients’ prescribing psychiatrists to provide a comprehensive level of care.
What to expect when working with me
What happens during (and as a result of) psychotherapy is unique for everyone. For many people, it includes two elements: (1) becoming more curious about and aware of your own thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and desires, and (2) using this awareness to experiment with making new choices and trying different behaviors in everyday life.
What happens in therapy is uncovering, discovering, and clarifying what really matters to you and how to align your life to your values. It is often breaking down and breaking through old assumptions and old patterns that no longer serve us.
Therapy is a path of deep change, and no transformation is entirely easy. It can be messy and difficult, and my clients say it's worth it. I want my clients to understand that I am passionately in their corner, dedicated to helping them define what they believe flourishing means to them and then helping them get there.
Please see my FAQs for more information you may find helpful, from practical details like payment to more insight into my therapy style.
If you…
Have a question you’re afraid to ask; are living a life you’re beginning to question; feel that your mental and physical health are out of balance:
...I invite you to ask a bold question of yourself, “What might I gain from therapy at this point in my life?”