About Nithya
Dr. Nithya Narayan uses compassionate, practical therapy to help people manage anxiety and related concerns. She is a California licensed psychologist and brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions.
Her approach emphasizes listening first, then building simple steps clients can use between meetings. She supports people dealing with low self-esteem, career stress, depression, grief, and major life changes. She also helps with trauma and abuse, parenting-related strain, and the ongoing stress of everyday life.
Background and approach
Her background as a first-generation immigrant informs her understanding of cultural barriers and stigma around mental health. In session she focuses on creating an open space where clients can say what they think and feel without judgment. Conversations are practical and grounded.
She works with clients to set clear, achievable goals and practices to try between sessions. Dr. Narayan draws on several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs.
She uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and strengthen close relationships and attachment patterns. Sessions often include teachable skills, mindfulness exercises, and problem-solving strategies. She offers therapy in English, Hindi, and Tamil to better serve diverse communities.
Services are provided remotely through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a session according to the listed process.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and connect with personal values so they can take actions that matter. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions about work or relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, low mood, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Then she tailors techniques from these approaches so they fit the client’s life and priorities in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is good for a fuller conversation and using visual cues, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging can work for brief check-ins, homework support, or when more frequent, shorter contact is helpful. These options aim to increase flexibility so therapy fits into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil
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