Bay Area Open Minds

San Francisco Bay Area psychotherapists and psychotherapy students who affirm that sexual, relational and gender diversity are natural expressions of the human experience.

Niki (Nicole) Khanna

 

Member profile details

Membership level
Licensed
First name
Niki (Nicole)
Last name
Khanna
Profile photo
Accepting new clients?
Accepting new clients
Biographical Info
I take a very straightforward, yet warm and non-judgmental approach to my work. I offer client-centered therapy with an emphasis on helping individuals reach wholeness and authenticity. I do not believe I can be an authority on anyone else’s experience, but I might be able to offer a perspective that helps someone see their life in another way. We can explore together not just the thoughts you are having, but also the way you relate to others and the way you relate to your body and what it expresses. With a background in Sex Education, Rape/Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention I have spent over 20 years helping people process both the joys and sorrows of relationships. This experience has given me a unique and varied perspective on how one\'s sense of self is held and how boundaries are established. Together we can work to find what your truest sense of self is and how to hold on to that in a world that sometimes makes it difficult to do so.I belong to many communities and have many identities. Most strongly I identify as Queer, a Person of Color and Intersex. I strive to use these experiences and identities to help me connect to clients. I volunteer and work with intersex, gender-expansive, and trans youth and adults. I have also helped with the wellness and care programs for activists working for immigrants rights and other anti-oppression causes. I see my work as helping to heal and bring joy to the many communities to which I belong. I see the care I offer as an act of resilience and defiance.I see clients in private practice through The Center for Mindful Psychotherapy. I also serve the LGBTIAQ+ community by volunteering at The San Francisco Therapy Collective.
Professional Designation (Licensed)
  • LMFT
CA License Number
122099
Professional Website
Offers Medication Evaluation and Management
No
Location of Practice
  • San Francisco (in person)
  • Telehealth in CA
Gender Identity
  • Intersex
Pronouns
She/Her
Accessibility
  • Sliding scale/low fee
Member provides clinical supervision/consultation
Yes
Types of Insurance Accepted
None
Areas of Practice
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Adult Performers
  • Alternative Sexuality & Lifestyle
  • Anxiety/Panic
  • BDSM/Kink
  • Bi/Multicultural Experience
  • Body Size Diversity
  • Codependency/ACA
  • Creativity
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders/Body Image
  • Health at Every Size
  • LGBTQIA
  • Neurodiversity
  • Personality Disorders
  • Questioning/Exploring Orientation
  • Race/Ethnicity & Culture
  • Self Harm/Self Injury
  • Sex Work
  • Substance Use or Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans & Gender Expansive Experience
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Twelve Step
  • Violence/Abuse
Modalities
  • Culturally Responsive
  • Existential-Humanistic
  • Feminist
  • Gestalt
  • Mindfulness Based
  • Relational/Interpersonal
  • Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Race or Ethnicity
  • South Asian
  • White/European American
Languages Spoken
  • English
Office Address: City
San Francisco
Office Address: State
California
 

Expanded profile fields (for Directory members only)

Gender Diversity/Transgender Care Knowledge Level
Informed
LGBTQIA Knowledge Level
Specialization
Kink/BDSM Knowledge Level
Informed
Polyamory/Consensual Non-Monogamy Knowledge Level
Informed
Sex Work(er) Knowledge Level
Informed

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