I am a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, certified clinical trauma professional and an author. I am also a USA-certified boxing coach and a yoga student. I center embodied experience in my work, inspired by the healing that can occur through the connection between therapist and client nervous systems. I view skin-focused symptoms as signals to unresolved feelings and relational experiences. I work from a cultural humility viewpoint and am always engaging in growth in this area. I value diversity of all kinds in my practice.
You can find out a lot more about me and my ideas either on my blog page or by reading my work!
In addition to my TX licensure, I am licencsed to provide therapy via Telehealth in VT and SC.
Publications:
Tan, I., Agarwhal, P., Nakell, S., & Jafferany, M. (2024). Evaluating psychodynamic therapy for nail picking and biting: An approach to body focused repetitive behaviors. Skin Research and Technology, 30(9). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/srt.70036
Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach (2023) published as part of the Routledge Focus on Mental Health series.
Aukerman, E., Nakell, S., Jafferany, M. (2021). Psychodynamic treatment of trichotillomania. Dermatologic Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.15218.
Nakell, Stacy (2015). A healing herd: Benefits of a psychodynamic group approach in treating body-focused repetitive Behaviors. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy 65 (II), 295-306. http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/ijgp.2015.65.2.295.Sr.
Community participation:
Co-Chair, Open Session Committee, AGPA, 1/25-current
Board member: Lyder Foundation, 1/25-current
Past Board member: AGPS, 2016-2018
