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Nisha Paliwal, LCPC

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Narrative Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, and Tagalog
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About Nisha

Nisha Paliwal is an LCPC with twelve years of clinical experience who offers a compassionate, client-centered approach to emotional and behavioral challenges. She focuses on meeting people where they are, listening for each person’s priorities, and partnering to create practical paths forward.

Background and approach

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and ADHD among other areas. Rooted in cultural humility and an inclusive perspective, she draws on client-centered, narrative, and trauma-focused methods to support lasting change.

Nisha emphasizes the client’s own wisdom and life story, helping to reframe difficult experiences and build skills for coping with life transitions, career pressures, compassion fatigue, and complex co-morbid conditions. She communicates in English, Hindi, and Tagalog and practices in Illinois, also accepting international clients.

Her practice offers flexible session formats so people can access support in ways that match their schedules and needs. Nisha aims to create a respectful space that balances authenticity with clinical guidance, inviting clients to bring their full selves as they work toward clearer goals and renewed resilience.

Approaches that guide online healing and growth



Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, present-centered space where the client’s goals and preferences lead the work; this approach is useful for building self-awareness, confidence, and coping strategies for stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

Narrative Therapy helps people examine and reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their experiences, making it easier to shift unhelpful patterns and find new meanings after trauma, loss, or difficult relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with clients to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts over time as progress and challenges emerge. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to what is most useful for each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can access care from wherever they are. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, fit sessions into busy lives, and use different communication styles to support ongoing work toward clearer goals and improved coping.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in therapy?
Nisha works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar-related challenges, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other focuses.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The practice emphasizes client-centered work that prioritizes the person’s goals, narrative therapy to reframe life stories, and trauma-focused techniques when past events affect present functioning.
What is Nisha’s professional background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 12 years of experience providing mental health care and healing-oriented support across diverse concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
The clinician holds an Illinois LCPC license registered as IL LCPC 180012019 and practices from Illinois while accepting international clients.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Tagalog to accommodate clients from varied linguistic backgrounds.
What session formats are offered for therapy?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyNarrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English, Hindi, Tagalog