Aligned Self
The support and care you need to heal your pain, connect in your relationships, and love the life you’re living.
For Individuals & Couples in Florida & New York
We believe you are the author of your story. When you have the support you need to reflect on your life – it allows you to uncover who you’ve always been and give you the tools to write the story you want to live.
Our mission is to provide identity-affirming, culturally responsive care to all people with all abilities in all bodies.
We are an open and affirming practice.
We provide inclusive care.
We celebrate acceptance and diversity.
We strive to honor and respect the uniqueness of each person.
About the founder
Nirmala Bijraj
LMHC, NCC, She/Her/Hers
Nirmala is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York and Florida. Nirmala’s style of therapy is eclectic drawing from different theories and modalities which centers on what works best for the client. She has a lot of experience to draw from, having worked for hospitals, non-profits and private practice in the past.
She is an immigrant who moved from Guyana, South America to Toronto, Canada, then to Queens, New York before relocating to Orlando, FL and credits these life experiences to being able to navigate, connect, communicate, and build relationships with different people which highly informs her clinical work now. She now works primarily with adults navigating how to improve communication in their daily lives specializing in working with polyamory, open and non-monogamous relationships.
Who We Help
We provide Individual and Couples therapy online to adults in Florida and New York
Our licensed relationship therapists work with a wide variety of issues/topics/ populations including, but not limited to:
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Burnout
Codependency
Couples Therapy
Dating
Depression
Family Conflict
Grief Counseling
LGBTQIA+
Mood Disorders
Polyamory/ Non-Monogamy/ Open Relationships
Relationship Issues
Self-Esteem
Stress Management
Therapy for Black, Indigenous, + People of Color
Transgender Care
Trauma
Meet Our Team
Browse our team bios to find a therapist that matches your needs. Need help finding the right fit? Book a free 20 minute consultation.
Land Acknowledgement
As a virtual practice we are located on various stolen Lands that are sacred to a number of Indigenous Peoples, within the states we operate including but not limited to Tribes, Nations, and Peoples such as:
Florida:
Acuera, Aguacaleyquen, Ais, Alabama, Amacono, Amacapiras, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Calusa, Caparaz, Chatot, Chiaha, Chilucan, Chine, Creek,Fresh Water Indians, Guacata, Guale, Hitchiti, Icafui, Jeaga, Koasati, Macapiras or Amacapiras, Miccosukee or Mikasuki, Mococo or Mucoco, Muklasa, Muskogee, Ocale or Etocale, Ocita, Oconee, Onatheaqua, Osochi, Pawokti, Pensacola, Pohoy, Pooy or Posoy, Potano, Saturiwa, Sawokli, Seminole, Surruque, Tacatacuru, Tawasa, Tekesta or Tequesta, Tocoboga, Ucita, Utica or Timucua, Yamasee, Yuchi, Yufera, Yui, and Yustaga.
New York:
Delaware or Lenni Lenape, Erie, Iroquois, Mahican, Mohegan, Montauk, Neutral, Oneida, Onondaga, Saponi, Seneca, Tuscarora, Tutelo, Wappinger, and Wenrohronon.
We thank the Indigenous Peoples for stewarding these Lands for generations. We pay respect to the Elders, past, present, and future. We’re grateful for the opportunity to work here and we thank all the generations of people who have taken care of this land – for thousands of years. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. As an organization, we advocate for Land Back and Indigenous Sovereignty. (Give the Land back).
As a community we consider our roles in the liberation, and restoration of Land, language, and culture for Indigenous Peoples globally. We also invite thoughts and comments regarding this statement, especially if there’s any supplemental information that should be included.
