“The hardest thing to do is to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else.” – Joseph Campbell
Jan is a Psychoanalyst and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in practice since 2002. He completed his graduate work at New York University and his post-grad psychoanalytic training at the Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Additionally, he is trained in EMDR levels I and II. He is on the faculty of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in NYC where he has taught in the Trauma Division and the Psychotherapy Center for Gender and Sexuality. His clinical practice draws on Psychoanalysis, trauma and attachment theories, Gestalt Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral intervention, and wisdom traditions. He has published by invitation in the journal Psychoanalytic Perspectives and has edited a book on trans identity and sexuality. He is licensed to practice in New York and Texas.
Integrating neurophysiology, depth-psychology, and relationship schemas to create a whole and fluid sense of self
Utilizing well-researched theory and practice to address acute or accumulated traumatic experiences
Understanding the emotional and behavioral patterns inherited from your family of origin to more satisfyingly negotiate your world and your relationships
Unflinchingly appreciating all the elements that comprise your most intimate experiences of your partners and yourself. Kink-aware and judgement-free
Unlocking your access to the full spectrum of the human condition, from humor to rage to pathos. A sandbox environment for yourself and the characters you may be creating
Confronting existential questions head on and walking the path toward a meaningful life story
Considering the re-emergence and proliferation of psychedelic experiences and non-ordinary states, in clinical and non-clinical environments alike, there is a need to integrate profound insight and mundane experience
Depression, Anxiety, Identity concerns, Relationship issues, Sexuality and gender issues, Addictions/Compulsions, Childhood emotional, physical or sexual abuse, Social isolation and loneliness, Grief, bereavement, and loss, Life stage transitions
Niemira, J. C. (2011). Mystical Object Relations: A Review of Michael Eigen’s Flames from the Unconscious: Karnac Books (2009), 176 pages. Psychoanalytic Perspectives, 8(2), 252–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/1551806X.2011.10486310
Niemira, J. C. (2011) ‘Interview with Michael Eigen’, Psychoanalytic Perspectives, 8(2), pp. 259–270. doi: 10.1080/1551806X.2011.10486311.
Niemira, J. C. (2014) Jumping In. In Eigen, M., Faith (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429474552
Niemira, J. C. (2015). On Traumatic Narcissism: An Interview with Daniel Shaw. Psychoanalytic Perspectives, 12(3), 311–319. https://doi.org/10.1080/1551806X.2015.1063948
Niemira, J. C. (2015). Relational Perspectives on Narcissism: A Review of Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation by Daniel Shaw: Relational Perspectives on Narcissism: (2014), Routledge, New York, 149 pages. Psychoanalytic Perspectives, 12(3), 304–310. https://doi.org/10.1080/1551806X.2015.1063946
Jacobson, G. J., Niemira, J. C., Violeta, C., (Eds.). (2019). Sex, Sexuality, and Trans Identities: Clinical Guidance for Psychotherapsits and Counselors. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.