Nimalee is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor dedicated to helping people create rich and meaningful lives. Her work focuses on targeting the beliefs and behaviors that hold us back from being our most liberated and authentic selves. She values taking a collaborative and nonjudgmental approach to helping clients reach their goals in a space that welcomes both irreverence and raw emotion. She is passionate about destigmatizing attending therapy and is committed to practicing in a culturally attuned manner that is affirming of all identities.
Nimalee holds a master’s degree in psychology from Pepperdine University as well as a master’s degree in psychology with an emphasis in professional clinical counseling from the University of Massachusetts Global. Additionally, she completed three years of doctoral coursework and training in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University. She has served in a variety of treatment settings across the continuum of care, including shelters for unhoused people, hospitals, residential and outpatient treatment centers, and schools, providing support to people struggling with mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, trauma, and substance use. She is robustly experienced in evidence-based treatment modalities such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and also draws upon psychodynamics, attachment theory, and Motivational Interviewing techniques to help clients explore and resolve ambivalence toward change. When not practicing therapy, you can find Nimalee choral singing, interior designing, and playing with her golden retriever.
Nimalee wholeheartedly believes that we cannot shame ourselves into lasting change; it only occurs through acceptance. She is continually humbled at the opportunity to witness the resilience of others and she looks forward to helping you walk through discomfort into empowerment.