Nina Doan, MA, LPC

Hi there :) My name is Nina Doan. I understand that it can be difficult to share thoughts and feelings. There are times when we want to share how we feel, but the words just do not come together the way we want them to. If this is you, I want to support you!


I specialize in trauma (single event and complex) and its many presentations. When trauma goes unrecognized, it can manifest as anxiety, depression, low self-view, general dissatisfaction with life, and more. To speak more simply, perhaps it is the way you feel hopeless about the future, passive in your own life, paralyzed when thinking about how to move forward, dispensable, unimportant, not good enough, alone despite being in a room full of people, or invisible in a world that does not see you. I often work with combinations of trauma, self-esteem, identity confusion, and grief. That said, I welcome other topics as well. 



I use a mix of talk therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). In sessions, we will start with talk therapy to help me understand your story and orient myself in your journey. I pay close attention to context, as social and systemic factors shape the way we conceptualize and feel about the many dimensions of who we are (including ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, abilities, and so on). As we move forward, we can discuss the option of EMDR. EMDR is an evidence-based treatment that has helped people heal from trauma. If you would like the finer details about EMDR, I am happy to answer questions in our consultation or you can go to EMDRIA.org for more information. 



Along the way, we may share pictures of your pets and my plants, we may laugh together, we may cry together. You may feel unfamiliar emotions, and I will be right there with you. Even if in time you realize that I am not the person for you, I will gladly help you find someone who is! I look forward to hearing from you :)

• Trauma & PTSD

• Low self-esteem

• Life Transitions