{"id":191,"date":"2023-11-13T17:14:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/counselingcenter\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:45:58","slug":"bhoomika-nikam-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/counselingcenter\/about\/our-staff\/bhoomika-nikam-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhoomika Nikam, M.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Mental Health Counseling (pre-licensed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Center Activities<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle alignright wp-image-133\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/counselingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/B.Nikam_-scaled-e1709917396795-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Individual Therapy, Outreach<\/p>\n<h2>Theoretical Style<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">My therapeutic approach is based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with a strong emphasis on building a strong relationship between myself and my client. I encourage my clients to identify and live a life that aligns with their core values, and I am passionate about helping students achieve their goals while supporting, validating, and challenging them in a compassionate and collaborative manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Professional Interests<\/h2>\n<p>Identity development, anxiety, depression, life transitions, women\u2019s issues, racial identity<\/p>\n<h2>Personal Interests<\/h2>\n<p>When I\u2019m not at work, you can find me binging tv shows with my two cats, cooking, baking, or doing some sort of craft! If I\u2019m not in the kitchen trying a new recipe, I am exploring the Knoxville culinary scene with my partner (feel free to ask me about my favorites!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education University of Tennessee, Knoxville Clinical Mental Health Counseling (pre-licensed) Center Activities Individual Therapy, Outreach Theoretical Style My therapeutic approach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bhoomika Nikam, M.S. - Student Counseling Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/counselingcenter\/about\/our-staff\/bhoomika-nikam-ms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bhoomika Nikam, M.S. - 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