Mr. Nikolai Aronoff brings extensive experience and expertise in addressing a wide range of mental health challenges, including anxiety disorders, depression, complex trauma, stress-related disorders, substance use, addiction, and life skills development. He provides compassionate care for individuals facing grief and loss, relationship and marital issues, separation and divorce, existential concerns, and spiritual or religious exploration.
Mr. Aronoff holds a B.A. in Religious Studies, a certificate in Central Eurasian Studies, and a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Indiana University. He is trained in EMDR and meditation. Mr. Aronoff employs a client-centered approach in therapy, emphasizing insight and balancing both process-focused and solution-focused treatments. His extensive experience includes community mental health, legal system involvement, addiction counseling, EMDR trauma therapy, and approaches such as REBT, CBT, and positive psychology. He has over three decades of intensive training and retreats in classical meditation and psychological studies, and integrates practical, research-supported applications of breathwork and meditation. These methods empower clients with effective tools for self-stabilization, harmony, and positive self-transformation.
He also has a lifelong passion for fine art, music composition and performance, and writing. Having lived in five countries and traveled extensively, he brings a deep cultural sensitivity and perspective to his work. His background includes living and studying in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, working in refugee camps, and aiding in the development of education programs in South India. He speaks Tibetan. He works with adolescents through older adults.
Dedicated to understanding and alleviating suffering, Mr. Aronoff has studied Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and phenomenology across India, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. He has also mentored, taught, coached, and tutored children and adolescents. Ever driven to learn and grow, he is currently applying to doctoral programs in psychology and writing a book on the mind and its functions.