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Nisha Paliwal

IL LCPC 180012019
Credentials
IL LCPC 180012019
NPI Number
1750023610
Location
Illinois
Languages
English, Hindi, Tagalog
Nisha Paliwal
12 years experience | Counselor of Color | Intl Clients Welcome

About Nisha Paliwal

I am Nisha Agmata Paliwal, Clinically Licensed Psychotherapist & Healing Professional

My deepest honor is to be able to authentically energize & utilize my heart, spirit, & global healing expertise in order to enhance your personal, unique, & transformative journey towards true & total mental wellness. If you feel like you are “not okay”, tell me what you really need. I’m here for your pain, your goals, your amazing potential, & your GROWTH. I am a multicultural human, & it is important to me to practice cultural humility & provide unconditional positivity towards you, no matter what. I take respectful responsibility of your allowance of my presence in your personal wellness journey, & continue evolving myself specifically to serve our humanity. I honor & respect you as a whole; Your personal wisdom, various inner & outer experiences, & true Self finds home.

If you’re on your mental wellness journey, I’d be honored to join you – to be by your side, supporting you with my expertise and authenticity.

My approach is to keep you at the center of all we’re doing – this is YOUR space! We can journey forward towards your growth & healing, safely & honestly…

Licenses

LCPC
180012019

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Coaching
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Antisocial personality
  • Attachment issues
  • Autism and Asperger Syndrome
  • Avoidant personality
  • BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
  • Blended family issues
  • Body image
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Co-morbidity
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Drug and alcohol addiction
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • Fertility issues
  • First responder issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Guilt and shame
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Immigration issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Paranoia
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Sex addiction
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Sexuality
  • Smoking / vaping cessation
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Somatization
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Tagalog

15 Reviews

“I have been working with Nisha for several years on multiple topics. When discussing issues she speaks with understanding and patients to understand then gives thoughtful feedback or works through it with you. I also appreciate the bond of time and the progress I have shared with her. I see myself continuing to work with her.”

“Nisha has a very warm personality which makes it very easy for me to share my emotions with her . She listens carefully and remembers all the details I’ve shared with her . She was the first therapist I’ve matched with and I’ve been talking to her consistently for more than two years now . My therapy journey with her is healing and I’ve seen so much growth . I’ve been provided so many tools to manage my emotions in a more elegant manner which was something we carefully worked towards .”

“Nisha’s professionalism, flexibility and humanistic approach has helped us connect in so many ways we didn’t know was possible. Through many open ended questions and helpful worksheets. It has been so lovely growing together. Can’t thank Nisha enough.”

“Ms. Nisha makes me feel seen, heard, and valued. She takes the time to truly listen to what I have to say. In each of our sessions, I am able to really evaluate and process the things I open up to her. She is incredibly kind and supportive, especially with my life transitions and big decisions. Every after we meet, I feel a big sense of relief that makes me feel more confident and secured about myself. She is a good listener and she is very gentle when she speaks. She can see through my boundaries and for the past few sessions, I have seen personal cognitive development and mindset shifts within myself. I tried a different therapist and psychiatrist, but my connection with Ms. Nisha felt real and genuine, like she is a big sister I never had. Therapy worked for me a lot better than medications because of our sessions.”

“Nisha has been incredible as a therapist for my wife and I. She is great at maintaining a neutral/professional environment and we have worked through some difficult things together. Thanks for everything Nisha!”

“I took a break from therapy for a while, starting it up again one of my main worries was that I wouldn't be able to meet with Nisha. She is patient and takes time to understand the world from your viewpoint and offers small nudges to help change it for the better”

“Nisha has been great to work with. Amy and I both feel comfortable to share our feelings/emotions in order to work through them together! Thanks for everything, Nisha!”

“Nisha is an amazing listener and provides the right resources at the right time. It feels like I make progress twice as fast working with her compared to other therapists.”

“My therapist really makes me feel seen and heard. She asks the right questions, challenges me to think deeper, and holds space for me without judgment. It feels good to have someone help me navigate life while also reminding me to choose myself.”

“Nisha, is kind compassionate therapist. She listens and asks just the right questions to provide clients a way of finding clarity. I have really been doing better after speaking with her. The resources she provides also help me get a better understanding of who I am. Highly recommend”

“I enjoy our sessions every week. It nice to talk with someone about struggles of life and at times get feedback that can root you on a path to your better self.”

“Nisha is a great listener and provides so much support. Highly recommend”

“She is amazing!”

“Nisha is so kind. She listens attentively and realizes a lot of what I need is to work things out externally and she gives me that space and asks poignant questions to guide me through it. Nisha keeps me headed in the direction of progress with gentle and reassuring nudges. I can't recommend her enough”

“Nisha has been such a light at the end of the tunnel for me since I began my therapy journey with Better Help. I’ve never felt more validated, respected and supported by a therapist in my life. I come with a lot of trauma and baggage, and Nisha has helped me reflect and dig deep to understand where my past experiences overlap with current challenges, and helps me set realistic goals to address them. She checks in with me every week, in between sessions, to further emphasize her care and dedication to my ongoing therapy goals and active challenges, whatever they may be at that time. I’m sure many clients of Better Help who’ve had similar experiences to mine say this, but I really do believe I have the BEST therapist on the app. <br /> <br /> Thank you Nisha for your selflessness, kindness and overwhelming wisdom. You have changed my life in ways you could never know!”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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