In the ancient Greek tradition, Nekyia meant a communion with spirits, often during a journey to the underworld to seek knowledge or wisdom. Nekyia reflects the understanding that healing can require descent into dark places and revisiting old ghosts. You need not go alone.
Nicholas Barr, LCSW, PHD, launched Nekyia to deliver an integrated approach to wellbeing in mind, body, and spirit. Dr Barr’s approach blends cutting-edge evidence-based therapeutic techniques with humanity’s wisdom traditions, from deep time to the present.
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Dr Barr is a tenured professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He holds a BA in religion from Columbia University, an MSW from UCLA, and a PhD in social work from USC. He is a licensed clinical social worker.
Before undertaking his graduate studies, Dr Barr studied Tibetan Buddhist philosophy at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India. Later, as a Princeton in Asia fellow, Dr Barr worked in education and development in Laos.
As a researcher, Dr Barr has published extensively on topics including violence and trauma, moral injury, and mindfulness. He has over 15 years of clinical practice experience and is intensively trained in cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, and certified in prolonged exposure for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dr Barr has worked with a diverse array of high stress, high performance cohorts, including U.S. Military service members and State and local law enforcement. His research has been funded by the U.S. Army Research Office and the Cohen Veteran’s Clinic.
