My legal name is Melinda, but go by Nasima. I am a master's level Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience and counting.  I received my masters degree in counseling from Eastern Illinois University in 2002 and have been a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado since 2006.  Prior to my private practice, my experience included many years in community mental health as an individual therapist and with a program that supported educational systems in developing trauma- informed practices within an anti-racist framework.

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My continued education has been extensive and ongoing, receiving training in many different modalities to enhance my skills, including mindfulness, EMDR, somatic work, parts work, ketamine assisted therapy and breathwork facilitation among others.

 

My north star in life from a very early age has been in the realms of consciousness, spirituality, healing and personal growth/psychology. My path has led me through Eastern traditions, New Thought, Buddhism, Jungian analysis, Archetypal and Depth psychology, dance, movement and somatic practices, psychedelics, energy healing and breathwork. 

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I'm an artist, secondhand and upcycled fashion aficionado, musicphile, and an ever- evolving creative- I'm at my best when this part of me is regularly exercised. I am diagnosed and identify as neurodivergent (but prefer Lindsay Mackareth's term neurocomplex) and live the beauty and challenges of having multidimensional mind... and wouldn't have it any other way. Being a mom to a teenager and young adult, time with my amazing friends and community, hiking and a lot of time in nature, EDM, travel, hot springs and learning is what what keeps me happy and healthy. I practice what I preach, and my style with clients is caring, direct and authentic.

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My experience has allowed me to work with people of diverse ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and lifestyles, which has greatly enriched my life. It is important to me that I create a space for those who have been marginalized to feel safe sharing about the trauma and the impact of these experiences.  I continue to do the never-ending work of unpacking my own internalized racism (and all other -isms) and seek ways to live my life and do my work through an anti-oppression framework.​