Depth-oriented, non-judgmental therapy for adults navigating trauma, relationships, and identity — Brooklyn and across New York State.
You know yourself in some ways, yet struggle in others.
And none of it can be understood apart from the larger world you’re navigating.
Individual Therapy
Interactive therapy that helps you gain clarity, calm anxiety, and find more ease. I use IFS, somatic work, and relational approaches, weaving them together based on what you need. I’m warm, real, and sometimes we’ll laugh together — therapy doesn’t have to be rigid to be effective. Learn more.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
KAP offers a different way of working, using altered states and symbolic exploration alongside therapy. Some people are drawn to it because they want to explore from a new vantage point, or because experiential, depth-oriented work resonates with how they want to heal. I offer KAP as a stand-alone service or alongside ongoing therapy. Learn more.
Consultation/
Supervision for Therapists
For therapists working with complex trauma who want support thinking deeply about the work. I bring a trauma-informed, intersectional lens to consultation, whether you’re navigating dissociation in sessions, fee conversations, boundaries, or creating anti-oppressive interventions that honor your clients’ lived experiences. Learn more.
💬 Curious if we’d work well together? Click here to schedule a free call. It’s a 20-minute conversation, no evaluation, no commitment.
Does this sound like you? Something isn’t working in your relationships, in how you respond to things, or just inside yourself.
People who come to see me are ready to look more closely at what isn’t working, and find their own way through it.
They’re looking for a therapist who will see all of who they are:
their identity, their quirks, what they carry, and how they navigate the world.
They want honest, warm support that goes beneath the surface.
Often this includes understanding what was set in motion in generations before them, and getting clearer on what to carry forward and what to do differently.
They don’t want therapy that can feel too distant or too prescriptive.
They want a therapist who is genuinely present and engaged, not one who stays behind a wall of neutrality or tells them what to do.
And…my work tends to resonate with people who appreciate a fitting metaphor and therapy that helps them find what’s operating below the surface and a soft landing for it.
I have extensive experience supporting people with:
- Anxiety, self-expression, and people-pleasing
- Healing from early harms, abuse, neglect, and abandonment
- Intergenerational trauma and breaking generational cycles
- Relationships, boundaries, and substance work
- Grief
This work is also a good fit for…
- Highly sensitive people (HSP)
- Queer and LGBTQIA+ individuals; people exploring or transitioning gender
- Adult children of emotionally immature parents or navigating family estrangement
- People working to improve their adult relationships with parents
- People of color and others seeking a therapist who understands identity, power, and lived experience
About Quai Nystrom, LCSW
🗣️ (rhymes with “sky”)
I’ve been doing this since 2009 because people and the less tangible stuff of their lives is where I want to be. How they show up for themselves, how they use the time they have, the knowingness about themselves that makes going to sleep and waking up a little easier.
I bring warmth, directness, and humor to that work. Good therapy doesn’t have to be rigid or overly serious to be effective. I’m always looking for what’s specific to each person, and clients often mention how much I remember: what matters to them, what they’ve been carrying, the details that make their life theirs.
That context builds over time and becomes part of how we work together. I know this work will ripple into years beyond our time together, and I don’t take that lightly.
I’m based in Brooklyn and work with clients there and across New York State via telehealth.
As a queer, White therapist, I’m committed to anti-oppressive practice and the ongoing work of unlearning systems of supremacy. I use an intersectional lens and aim to create a space where all parts of you are welcome. You set the pace. We shape the process together.
People who work with me often say they feel more comfortable opening up than they expected and that feeling seen and remembered over time helps them make new connections, deepen insight, and grow self-compassion.
My work is also influenced by herbalism and plant remedies, which shape how I think about working holistically, and with attention to what nourishes people beyond the therapy hour. I explore these ideas on my podcast, In Your Hands: Herbal Self-Care for Emotional Bodies.
What guides this work
I won't assume I know what's true for you. We figure that out together.
You're the expert on your own experience. My job is to help you find clarity and care for your nervous system. And some of that healing happens in community, not just in the therapy room.
Liberation from inner conflict and unease often involves working with shame gently. That's central to how I work.
Lasting change comes from experiential work: felt experience and relational connection, not just talking about things.
Humor and an intersectional lens aren't extras. They're part of what makes therapy real and effective.
💬 Interested in working together? Let’s talk!
Schedule a consultation call at this link or email me quai [@] discoverspace.me if you’d like to connect sooner than the available times show.
Quai Nystrom, LCSW | Brooklyn, NY. You can also find me on Inclusive Therapists, Psychology Today and Manhattan Alternative.