Neko Milton, Psy.D.

Psychological Associate

Supervised by Dr. David Shepard

Hello my name is Dr. Nekolas “Neko” Milton, I am a registered psychological associate supervised by Dr. David Sheperd. 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, multicultralism, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, while keeping careful consideration of cultural concerns and practices. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma-related diagnoses, and incorporate evidenced-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 and types of therapy.

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

PERSONAL

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I completed my predoctoral internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology (CMTP) at Boston Medical Center and the Boston University School of Medicine. Here, I worked with adults in a Integrative Behavioral Health setting in primary care. Additionally I worked with children ages 0-5 provding relational long term therapy that focused on earliest forms interventions to improve long trajectory for children. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA TIES for Families providing culturally responsive trauma-informed  care to foster/adoption youth and families. 

With my wide range of experiences, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

In my free time, I like to live an active lifestyle, playing volleyball, basketball, and doing crossfit. Additionally I am an avid Laker fan and enjoy watching the lastest netflix show.