Hi y’all, I’m Niki
I'm a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor (LCSW-S). I specialize in eating disorders and co-occurring substance use. I help people build healthier relationships with food, their bodies, and their emotions. My practice is Health at Every Size aligned.
Our work together will focus on:
tolerating uncomfortable emotions
reducing ineffective behaviors
dismantling false beliefs about food and bodies
practicing therapeutic skills to help navigate life
and pausing … recovery is in the pause.
Having experienced both an eating disorder and substance use from adolescence into adulthood, I understand firsthand how challenging and how possible the path to recovery can be. You are the expert of your own life. I bring the clinical tools. Together we move toward the goals that feel meaningful to you.
Therapeutic Modalities
Dialectic Behavior Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Exposure Response Prevention
Family-Based Treatment
Outside the office
Iranian-Texan, born and raised in Austin
Surfer
Stepmom to an awesome kid
Dog mom to Zoey
Barton Springs is my favorite place in the city
Found of Weather the Storm an Austin eating disorder nonprofit
Education and Experience
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and State approved Supervisor (LCSW-S)
Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS)
MSSW from The University of Texas at Austin
Therapist at Eating Recovery Center at the PHP and IOP levels of care from 2019-2023
Founder of Umbrella Psychotherapy from 2020-current