Claire Nakajima, Psy.D.

My clients describe me as:

warm, gentle, and honest, with appropriate humor. My goal is to help you feel understood and heard as we challenge patterns and support change.

Something to know about my approach is:

I provide holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive care. I also prioritize your comfort and feelings of progress and will check in about your experience in our work together.

Together, we will:

provide you with tools and skills to change how you're feeling or behaving and if you would like, also process past experiences and relationships that have contributed to your present.

I specialize in working with people who:

are struggling with anxieties, anger, sadness that feel overwhelming or are impacting their life and relationships. Or people who would like to feel more in touch with their emotions and openness with others.

I became a therapist because:

I love helping people better understand themselves and using this understanding to create change.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

I offer telehealth Monday through Friday and in-person sessions in Midtown Manhattan on Thursdays.