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Nekolas Milton(He/Him/His)

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Psychologist, PsyD

California

Anxiety -Child mental health-Communication issues- Depression-Race & cultural identity- Trauma-

Deeper Than Color: Social Justice & Strength-Based Psychotherapy and Consulting

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Accepting online

Out-of-network with insurances

$42-$210

About Specialties Locations Insurance & Fees

Professional statement

Dr. Nekolas “Neko” Milton is a Registered Psychological Associate and an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University. Dr. Milton received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of San Francsco and completed his predoctoral internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston University Medical School/Boston Medical Center. Additionally, Dr. Milton completed his postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA TIES for Families working with children and families in the foster care system.

Since the start of his career Dr. Milton has worked with members of marginalized communities, in several settings, to provide individual and group psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He specializes in helping his clients work through issues like anxiety and depression, as well as ongoing trauma and the complicated impacts of these experiences. Dr. Milton is committed to incorporating evidenced-based practice into his work, which means that he integrates his practical expertise and the most current research to collaborate with his clients and find out what works for them.

Dr. Milton is committed to working towards social justice and equity. He is focused on addressing issues of power and privilege within the therapeutic relationship, in terms of his client’s wider contexts, and as an agent of change within the communities he serves.

Message to clients

Hello, my name is Dr. Nekolas “Neko” Milton, I am a Registered Psychological Associate. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I operate from a client-centered, humanistic approach, focusing on aspects of existentialism, mindfulness, family systems, multiculturalism, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while keeping careful consideration of cultural concerns and practices. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, and trauma-related diagnoses, and incorporate evidence-based practices to address maladaptive patterns and behaviors.

A question I often get asked is, “What do you mean by, ‘meeting your clients where they are at’?” In my work of helping people, I strive to subscribe to a compassionate and collaborative approach. This means that the client is part of their own treatment team. Thus, meeting the client where they’re at means embracing a variety of therapeutic interventions.

I am committed to working towards social justice and equity both within the therapy room and within the community at large. Thus, my values are consistent with providing care around acculturation, mental health access, concerns for underserved populations, community building, and cross-cultural dialogues.

Work and Education

University of San Francisco, PsyD, 2021

Licensure

California: PSB94027036

Supervisor: Catherine Thompson(Ph.D. PSY17056)

Languages

English

Specialties

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Child mental health - Specialized strategies for common childhood disorders including attention issues, attachment problems, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, autism spectrum diagnoses, and feeding or elimination issues.

Communication issues - Developing effective interpersonal skills in relationships withpartners, families, and co-workers; using healthy methods of communication to convey needs and respond to others

Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

Race & cultural identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity

Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse

Treatment approaches

Clientele

Adults (24+)
Children (<12)
Couples
Families

Teenagers (13-18)
Young adults (18-24)
Loveland Therapy Fund Clients

Locations & Hours

Insurance

Nekolas Milton is not in-network with any insurances.

Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.

Out-of-pocket fees

Individual sessions:$210 (50min)
Sliding scale:$42 - $210

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

Super billing
Direct billing

Payment options

Credit Card
Debit Card

Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

Weekly
Monthly
Every other week
As needed

Therapist's note

We currently only accept credit cards and some HSA for payment. We do not accept insurance.

We also accept Loveland Theapy Vouchers and Mental Health Fund (MHF) for QTBIPOC Vouchers.

We don’t work directly with insurance companies, but you may still be able to use your insurance to cover some of the cost of our services. This depends on whether you have out-of-network benefits, which means your insurance will cover part of the cost of seeing a provider who is not in their network.

To make things easier for you, we use a payment app (Thrizer) that does all the paperwork and billing for you.

Either:

Use Thrizer to pay the full fee, and wait to receive reimbursement for your covered benefit for free.

Or pay 5% convenience fee and only pay your co-insurance. Thrizer will bill your insurance for the rest (i.e., if you have 80% coverage, then you pay 20% of your session fee and we bill your insurance company for the other 80%).