Unika Nelson

Unika completed her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Clark Atlanta University. She has over 15 years of clinical experience across a variety of settings including outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention, county jails, structured outpatient programs, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and private practice. Unika has presented on relationship and sexual topics both at the state and national level through group discussions and conferences. She is currently working towards her Certification in Sex Therapy (CST) and will be attending Modern Sex Therapy Institute later this year. Unika has a broad range of clinical experience working with individuals and groups during her professional career in the following areas:

• Depression and Bipolar Disorder

• Sexual Trauma

• Anxiety Disorders

• Behavioral and Discipline Challenges

• Self-Harm Behavior

• Chronic Pain

• Anger and Stress Management

• Family and Relationship Issues

• Suicide Assessment and Risk Reduction

• Group Psychotherapy

• Chronic Mental Illness

• Couple’s Conflict

• Self-image and Self-Esteem Issues

Unika's approach emphasizes the mutual, client centered development of goals for therapy and provision of ongoing evaluation of the therapeutic approach. Services can include individual, couples and group therapy. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Crisis Intervention. Unika's special interest include cultivating sexual dissatisfaction, assisting with positive sex communication, embracing/identifying sexual self, safe sex and positive body image. Clients are encouraged to identify and remove barriers caused by anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and past trauma.

Unika is invested in a integrative and holistic approach to sex therapy. Working together with the client along their sexual journey.

My therapeutic approach is to being client focused by meeting you where you are at. I will will challenge and encourage but I want you to be comfortable with the pace.

For our first session, I want to give you an opportunity to share what you want out of therapy and we can collaboratively develop treatment goals. This will also be a time for you to ask me any questions or express concerns.