Rivka Nachum

Welcome!

I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified clinical trauma professional with a deep passion for facilitating trauma healing through integrating a variety of therapeutic modalities to fit your unique needs and goals.

I've provided individual and group therapy to adolescents, adults, and families in a variety of settings, including substance use treatment, community mental health, and private practice. My specialties include trauma, PTSD/C-PTSD, addiction, codependency, anxiety, depression, intimacy and personality disorders.

The essence of my approach is based on the belief that early childhood experiences and relationships are often the primary influences of our unhelpful beliefs, behaviors, and coping strategies, which repeatedly pose as barriers to the freedom and personal growth we are seeking.

I'm here to support you in breaking free from survival mode and stepping into a more embodied, self-aware, and hopeful way of living - to find yourself, and the peace you have been searching for.

My clinical style interweaves relational, attachment-based, and psychodynamic theories with behavioral, somatic, and mindfulness approaches to offer you an individualized opportunity to experience tangible progress and change while also gaining insight into the origins (AKA the "why") of the painful challenges or patterns that may have led you to seek therapeutic support.

I strive to embody a presence of warmth, compassion, and cultural sensitivity, and I offer a friendly, authentic, and relaxed space to support you in connecting with your inner world as we begin gently exploring, challenging and replacing unhelpful beliefs or behaviors that stand in the way of your freedom. I aim to empower and encourage you on your journey of healing by focusing on affirming and expanding your strengths while we work on releasing excess shame, guilt, and self-doubt.