Naijamerican | Counseling Psych PhD Candidate | NSF GRFP Fellow | Columbia Alum 🦁 | Podcaster | Powerlifter | Easily Excited Nerd | She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3mi2kwmrzj223I wrote an essay reflecting on my graduate school clinical experiences. I started seeing clients in the midst of the COVID pandemic and…it’s been a wild ride ever since: https://blackyouthproject.com/article/being-a-therapist-when-the-world-is-on-fire27 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2kwmrzj223https://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3mdlswas7cs2rHi all! While I no longer live in Minneapolis I still do know people who are there and doing work on the ground and they have come to me with an ask to amplify29 Jan 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlswas7cs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3m5hrzt2yts2jI am knee deep in internship, postdoc apps, and finishing my dissertation. But just throwing into the void that I'm open to dreaming/thinking up something for APA if anyone wants to collab!12 Nov 2025 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hrzt2yts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lz4eouhcgs2iMY DISSERTATION DATASET IS CLEANED I REPEAT MY DATA IS FULLY CLEANED WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY ENTERING THE DATA ANALYSIS PHASE18 Sep 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4eouhcgs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lxkf4haua22uThe way I just started internship and already have to start thinking about and looking for postdoc opportunities? Like…wdym im on the job market!!!!29 Aug 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkf4haua22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lwsc7z6jns2xofficialy closed data collection for my dissertation and while I seem to have a few bots - overall my dataset appears to be comprised of real people!!! I'm so incredibly grateful for everyone who participated :')20 Aug 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsc7z6jns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lw57ibe7gk2wHad yet another wonderful #APA2025. Got to co-create some beautiful spaces with dear friends and colleagues. And I also was honored to receive the Janet Hyde Graduate Research Award from APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women)11 Aug 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw57ibe7gk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lv7f2xccek2cSuper excited to be presenting twice at #APA2025 this year! And even more excited to be facilitating these important spaces and conversations with wonderful colleagues turned friends. I hope to see and connect with many of you at APA :)30 Jul 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7f2xccek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3ludbjxfqtk2fPotentially dumb question, but since I'm on internship year for conference badges do I put my affiliation as my phd program or as my current internship site?19 Jul 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludbjxfqtk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3ltjptg57vc2bIt’s been like one week but I am absolutely loving internship so far :’)09 Jul 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjptg57vc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lps4gk2mnk2rJust finished season one of severance and wow yall really had to wait YEARS before the second season22 May 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lps4gk2mnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lott5dtun225I've basically hit a third of my data collection goal for my dissertation study. I'm so deeply humbled and grateful for all the Black women of the diaspora who have taken the time to take my survey. This work means so much to me and i'm honored to be trusted by my community :')10 May 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lott5dtun225https://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lotqvkpe6c2dReflecting on my growth and journey as I prepare for this next transition And once again generally apologizing to anyone who met me or had to regularly interact with me when I lived in MN. That was the absolutely worst/most depressed/ not put together version of myself 😂10 May 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotqvkpe6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3llrukkfszc27I’ve officially launched my dissertation study! I hesitate to share the actual flyer and link on here bc I don’t wanna be overrun my bots. BUT it’s a study for Black, African, and Caribbean women who currently live in the states. DM me for flyer and link!01 Apr 2025 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrukkfszc27https://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3ll6d5dpfcs2yHow am I supposed to go to bed without knowing if Juju is okay!?!?25 Mar 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6d5dpfcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lkykzmtbik2iWatching (women’s) March madness for the first time and these early match ups aren’t fair at all 😩22 Mar 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkykzmtbik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3ljnnnixi422yMy doctor suggested that I started taking iron supplements and…your girl has not taken a nap in over a week I think I’d been anemic for years but just thought I was a sleepy girl ™️05 Mar 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnnnixi422yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3liozpcc5ls2nI matched at my top choice!! There are an endless list of people who have supported me and helped me get to this point. I’m so incredibly excited for this next phase in my training #APPICMatch21 Feb 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3liozpcc5ls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3limtflun7k2wThis time tomorrow I’ll know where I matched https://media.tenor.com/LDb_gwDKX94AAAAC/nervous-shy.gif?hh=276&ww=49820 Feb 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3limtflun7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lhwppvrsp224So…. Are those astronauts still up in space or?11 Feb 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwppvrsp224https://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lghiv4wlvc2zI need to start yapping on here more. I don’t yap on twitter really anymore but I’m still mad about how my h in changed and just ughhhh24 Jan 2025 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lghiv4wlvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lggres5fuc2dPray for your therapist friends. Pray for your friends who live in/near DC. Pray for your therapist friends who work in DC and provide therapy to government workers and marginalized people in DC. PRAY FOR ME Y’ALL23 Jan 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggres5fuc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nessiethegreat.bsky.social/post/3lg54xlpdjs2sI watched Nausicaa earlier this week and am watching Spirited Away now and now I’m just thinking I should just casually re-make my way through Ghibli’s catalog over these next few weeks20 Jan 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:xvubqgzv4hlstdhmofk2ngkf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg54xlpdjs2s