Nikki (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#86921) and Supervisor in California. Nikki supervises all the associates in the practice.
Nikki has been providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families in California for the past 15 years. She has been supervising in various settings including private practice and community mental health for the last 8 years.
Nikki is excited for you to meet all the wonderful clinicians at Keren Givol Therapy & Associates.
nikki’s enthusiasm, optimism, and creative spirit encourages her clients and associates to fully discover and embrace the best version of themselves.
Nikki’s humanistic approach allows her to collaborate with clients and supervisees in order to build trust with themselves and others. She has a warm approach in which she truly bonds with the people around her. Nikki believes that the therapy relationship is the most important part of the healing process. She works collaboratively with her clients and supervisees to help them gain new insight and reach their goals.
Education & Training
M.A. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
B.A. STUDIO ART PHOTOGRAPHY / CERAMICS - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR) TRAINED
CERTIFIED GRIEF RECOVERY SPECIALIST (THE GRIEF RECOVERY METHOD)
TRAINED IN PEDIATRIC OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Anxiety
Eating Disorders
Peer Relationships
Trauma
Life Transitions
Family Conflict
Grief
Areas of Expertise
teens/adults/couples/families
Parent Mental Health
Relationship Dynamics
New Parents
Parenting
Body Image/Eating Disorders
Self-Esteem
Stress
Coping Skills
Therapeutic Orientations
Psychodynamic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Person Centered
Solution-Focused
Mindfulness
Experience
Monte Nido Vista, Agoura Hills & Monte Nido Eating Disorder Center of California, Los Angeles
Nikki was the Assistant Clinical Director at Monte Nido Vista in Agoura Hills, which is one of the leading eating disorder treatment centers in the country. While working in the residential level of care Nikki found her passion for working with individuals of all ages and modeling a healthy relationship with food and body image. Nikki additionally worked at the Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) levels of care at Monte Nido’s Eating Disorder Center of California in Brentwood. Here as the lead therapist she helped to motivate her clients to make the transition from being in treatment to navigating their home environments, schools, and workplaces.
Clare Foundation, Santa Monica & Thelma McMillen Center, Torrance
Nikki completed her internship hours at the Clare Foundation in Santa Monica, a residential treatment program for substance abuse and addiction. While there she counseled her clients in the detox facility, built relationships with them, and helped them find sobriety through their strengths and alternative coping mechanisms.
Additionally Nikki interned at Thelma McMillen Recovery Center in Torrance. Here she counseled adolescents with substance abuse. Nikki worked with the teens and their families to work on communication skills, challenging family dynamics, and set up boundaries among family members. Nikki worked in the school system in the South Bay as well and brought her positive yet direct attitude to the teens in the drug and alcohol programs at Mira Costa High School and Redondo Union High School.
Supervision
Nikki supervises associate Marriage and Family Therapists at Pelican Cove Counseling Center, Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity, and Nikki Nary Therapy & Associates.
Nikki additionally is an adjunct professor at Cal Luthern University.
