owner and therapist

Hi! I’m Nina. We’re supposed to write these bios from a third person perspective, but that’s not my jam. You’re going to be talking with me in the future, so you might as well hear my “voice” now.

I think I’m also supposed to feel shy and weird talking about what makes me a qualified therapist. I don’t! I’m really proud of my background in social work (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate—woo! I love her,) and my years of community therapy at the private practice that raised me. I’m even more proud to have gone out on my own in 2022 to do things a little more…our way. No insurance involvement is a bummer for some folks (and I get that!). But for me and my clients, it’s a freedom from red tape overlords (yeah, I said it) (yeah, I love parentheses) who put profit over people. We (you + me, baby) get to call the shots about your therapy: when we start, how many sessions we schedule and when, and even what modalities work best for us.

I hope therapy with me feels like chatting with someone who really cares about you, but isn’t going to let you believe lies, whether they’re from your own noggin or someone else’s treatment of you. I’m going to work hard to empower you to do the hard work of healing, learning to communicate, and regulating without the need of old harmful coping mechs.

I work mostly with women and/or queer folks who know you don’t have to be in crisis to be leaving joy and calm on the table. You might be dealing with depression or anxiety that you don’t know how to manage, a history of trauma that keeps you from trusting yourself, or wanting to explore what the next evolution of YOU could look like. You don’t have to be queer to work with me (that would be so weird), BUT there’s a lot of queer influence in my approach. That doesn’t mean everything is GAY; it means we’re going to look at things in different ways until we find something that resonates, even if it’s not the status quo.

When I’m not wearing my therapist hat, I’m either grading or lecturing for WKU or UK’s MSW programs. If I’m not wearing any work hats at all, I’m probably telling my Golden to stop eating stuff, staring at my Coonhound doing literally nothing, or trying to create a backyard garden oasis with absolutely zero prior experience.

If you’ve read all of this and you think I’m at least a little bit funny, we’re probably a great fit. Send me an email: I can’t wait to meet you!

Let’s heal.