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Shani Nilo

12 years experience

Pronouns

She/Her

Languages

English

Location

Virtual

About Me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 12 years of experience supporting individuals through some of life’s most challenging moments. My therapeutic style is eclectic and holistic, blending evidence-based practices with a whole-person perspective. In a world that moves quickly and often blurs reality with filters, I help clients slow down, breathe, and reconnect with themselves. My approach is grounded in honesty, compassion, and authenticity as I walk with clients through transitions, identity shifts, and emotional struggles.

Our First Conversation

Our first session is a conversation, not an intake form. I'll ask what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping changes. We'll figure out together whether we're a fit; if I think someone else on the team would serve you better, I'll say so. From there, weekly 50-minute sessions are typical for the first few months. We'll check in periodically on what's working and recalibrate if something isn't. I send no homework you didn't agree to, and I don't grade you on between-session work — but I'll often suggest small experiments that move things forward faster than talk alone.

What You Can Count On From Me

The clients who've stayed longest tell me three things stand out. I track the throughline across sessions and bring it back into the room so a pattern you couldn't quite name becomes hard to miss. I push back when I think you're circling something rather than landing on it. And I treat fit as my problem to solve, not yours — if I think someone else on our team would serve you better, I'll say so before you've invested weeks finding out.

Who I’m Here For

My strongest fit is with adults in their 20s through 40s who look like they're handling life from the outside but feel persistently anxious, depleted, or disconnected underneath. That includes professionals running hot from burnout, partners working through the long aftermath of a rupture, and people processing grief or family-of-origin patterns showing up uninvited in adult relationships.


My Therapeutic Approach

I draw primarily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). With CBT, I'm less interested in worksheets and more interested in helping you notice the thoughts that drive the loop you're stuck in — and then experimenting with what changes when you respond differently. ACT adds the piece CBT alone can miss: defining what actually matters to you, and using that as the anchor when life pulls in other directions. For clients carrying trauma, I'm trained in EMDR and integrate it when it fits, with full transparency about what we're doing and why.

Treatment Methods

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps you identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress — then build skills to interrupt and change them. Highly effective and well-researched.

Note: Each session is 60 minutes, whether it’s your first consult or an ongoing visit.

Insurance Accepted

Out of PocketKaiser PermanenteIEHP - MediCal

Don’t see your plan? Call 909-295-5805 — we can verify your benefits.

Age Preferences

Young Adults (18-30)Middle Adulthood (30-64)

Clinical Focus

Adjustment IssuesAnxietyCoping SkillsDepressionFamily ConflictLife TransitionPregnancy/PostpartumRelationship IssuesSelf EsteemSpiritualityWomen's Issues

Location

Sessions are offered via secure video. Available statewide across California.

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