NISY N. JAYA, LCSW

Nisy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been licensed from Pennsylvania and Georgia since 2006. She graduated with a Bachelors in Arts in psychology/sociology from Emory University in 1999, and with and Master Social Work from University of Pennsylvania in 2001. She has also received her certification in Life Coaching in 2017.

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Nisy has worked with various populations including children, youth, women, and couples. Her areas of expertise consist of:

• Foster care/adoption

• Blended family

• Strengths based coaching

• Prepare-Enrich for pre-marital or married couples

• Depression/Anxiety

• Trauma

• Spiritual formation

• Loss and grief

As a teenager, Nisy sensed that counseling would be a profession that she had natural inclinations for as she found herself listening to others, empathizing with their struggles and offering words of comfort and encouragement. As a psychology and sociology double major from Emory University, she learned how individual personalities and their behaviors are influenced by the environment and family structure.

 

After graduating in 2001 with a MSW from University of Pennsylvania, she started her social work career as an emotional support counselor at a public high school helping teens work through various areas of their lives. She has worked in multiple environments such as: a pregnancy resource center, foster care and adoption, elementary and middle schools, and a trauma-focused and gospel-centered Christian counseling practices.

 

Nisy enjoys living life by hanging out with her family, friends, and neighbors. In her spare time, she delights in baking, running, journaling at coffee shops/cafes, and worshiping the Lord through music. Having traveled to India, Italy, and Hawaii, she hopes to one day step foot in Greece, Puerto Rico, and Bhutan.