Noora Johanna Niskanen, LCSW
(She/Her)
Preferred Name: Noora
About Me
I am a New Yorker, immigrant, birder, filmmaker, writer, feminist, and believer that by all of us fixing the broken parts of ourselves that the world will be a better place.
Education & Experience
Undergraduate degree in Anthropology/Pre-Med from Williams College. M.F.A. in FILM production from New York University (NYU) M.S.W./L.C.S.W. from Lehman College/CUNY Psychoanalytic Training from the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy Taught TRAUMA STUDIES to graduate social work students at CUNY Trained in attachment-focused EMDR at the Laurel Parnell Institute EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) Certified Therapist
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sexual Abuse
Population Served
- Adults