ABOUT NIXALY (LEONARDO) Yakubov, LCSW
Hi, I'm Nixaly! (she, her, hers)
Availability: Mondays - Fridays 9am-1:45pm, and some afternoons and late evenings.
Something in your life is asking to be understood—perhaps the way anxiety shows up in your body, the way conversations turn into conflict, or the way past experiences still shape how close you feel to the people you love.
I’m Nixaly Yakubov, a licensed clinician with over fifteen years of experience helping individuals and couples navigate communication breakdowns, interpersonal stress, parenting challenges, anger, anxiety, and trauma-related symptoms, including PTSD. I’m also a published author of multiple self-help books, written for people who want practical tools that create real change.
In our sessions, we focus on how you communicate—especially when emotions are high or words feel hard to access. We work with evidence-based strategies to support emotional regulation, reduce anxiety symptoms, and interrupt patterns that keep you feeling stuck or misunderstood.
I help you identify coping skills that fit your life, then support you in using them consistently—sometimes through structured reminders, sometimes through gentle accountability, always with intention.
Much of our work centers on understanding yourself and your partner more clearly. This may include learning how to express needs without fear, rebuilding trust within yourself and in your relationships, and developing a steadier sense of confidence.
I am currently accepting clients who are paying privately, without insurance, or are using Out-of-Network benefits.
If you would prefer to see someone in-network, we have other clinicians on our team who accept insurance and work closely with me to provide high quality therapy.
Education & Licenses
Master of Clinical Social Work (MSW)
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
Experience, Training Courses, Certificates, and Areas of Focus
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders
Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider Training (BC-TMH)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Couples Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Family Therapy
Horticultural Therapy
Individual Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Parent Coaching
Psychodynamic Therapy (Psychoanalysis)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Somatic Therapy
Strengths-Based Therapy
Telehealth with Children and Very Young Children
Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
Published Work
Active Listening Techniques: 30 Practical Tools to Hone Your Communication Skills
Essential tools to help sharpen your communication skills by learning to listen.
To listen actively is to listen with complete attention and an engaged mind and body. And, while it may come naturally to some, it’s also a skill that can be honed through practice. Active Listening Techniques will help you do just that, so you can ensure the people around you feel respected, understood, and heard.
Through 30 practical communication tools, you’ll acquire the skills you need to better get your message across, allowing you to cultivate healthier personal relationships, achieve greater career success, and more.
This guide to listening skills for adults helps you:
- Learn the basics―Discover the importance of paraphrasing, nonverbal cues, emotional labeling, mirroring, validation, and other fundamental techniques.
- Put your skills to use―Each communication tool includes an illustrative anecdote, as well as digestible strategies to help you apply the concept to your everyday life.
- Manage conflict―Learn how invaluable being an active listener is when it comes to navigating difficult or emotionally charged situations.
Learn how to develop stronger connections through these simple and effective listening exercises.
Anger Management Journal: Identify Your Triggers, Change Your Outlook, and Manage Your Emotions
Process your anger and live a
calmer, happier life.
Everybody gets angry, but sometimes it can be a challenge to properly respond to intense emotions for a peaceful outcome. With thoughtful prompts and techniques for finding calm, the Anger Management Journal will walk you through the steps to help you identify your anger triggers and develop the skills to keep them at bay.
What sets this anger workbook apart from other anger management books:
- Guided journal prompts—Get to the core of your feelings with thought-provoking questions that help you explore and overcome anger.
- Insightful self-evaluation—Use Trigger Checks to develop a healthy habit of getting in touch with your emotions and identify sources of anger.
- Coping strategies—Discover effective methods for dealing with sudden moments of anger—and learn techniques for keeping rising tensions at bay.
Master your anger and other emotions with the powerful tools in this complete anger management workbook & journal!
The CBT Workbook for Anger Management: Evidence-Based Exercises to Help You Understand Your Triggers
The CBT Workbook for Anger Management: Evidence-Based Exercises to Help You Understand Your Triggers
Take control of your anger with cognitive behavioral therapy exercises.
Everyone gets angry sometimes, but when angry outbursts start to affect your well-being and your relationships, it can be tough to rein those feelings in on your own. The CBT Workbook for Anger Management can help you stay clearheaded in upsetting situations with easy cognitive behavioral therapy techniques you can use any time anger strikes.
What sets this book apart:
- The power of CBT—Learn why CBT is the ideal therapy for anger management and how it can help you reframe your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the moment.
- Hands-on healing—Explore an organized, write-in workbook format that features journal entries and open-ended questions to inspire reflection and understanding.
- Better communication—Find tips and advice for processing your emotions as they arise and resolving conflicts effectively.
Get started today with evidence-based anger management techniques that can help you feel calm and in control in every scenario.
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