MyNiqua Cotton, LCSW

MyNiqua Cotton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 5 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker she is trained to assess and treat a range of mental health and behavioral concerns, and her practice has addressed stress and anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, and issues related to motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

Her therapeutic approach is genuine, dynamic, and interactive. She emphasizes cultural sensitivity and respect, drawing on her perspective as a woman of color to acknowledge how stigma and social factors can affect wellbeing. She strives to create a space where feelings and thoughts can be expressed without judgment and where individual differences are recognized and valued.

MyNiqua focuses on strengths and resilience, helping clients identify practical strategies and personal resources that support growth. She views people as more than diagnostic labels and collaborates with each person to develop individualized goals and treatment plans. Her practice integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, solution-focused family work, humanistic approaches, and psychodynamic therapy.

She remains engaged with evidence-informed practices and adapts interventions to meet each client’s specific needs. MyNiqua approaches the work with empathy and encouragement, supporting clients through the courageous process of change and recovery.