Naya Schere, MSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Van Dusen Nutrition®. Naya currently works in the Needham office, offering in person and virtual sessions, and sees clients for Individual Psychotherapy. Additionally, she is a clinician who staffs our STEP® eating disorders program.

Naya’s mission is to foster a therapeutic environment where clients can heal their relationships with food and their bodies while exploring their identities beyond the eating disorder.

Naya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brandeis University. She began her career at McLean Hospital, working first at Gunderson, a women’s residential program for Borderline Personality Disorder, and then in the psychotic disorders inpatient program. She earned her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, specializing in advanced clinical practice. During her MSW, she interned with Crisis Text Line and the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia (CSAB).

Most recently, Naya has worked at Walden Behavioral Care in their partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. In this role, she conducted individual psychotherapy, facilitated groups, and offered meal support. Naya utilizes a psychodynamic approach, incorporating elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, motivational interviewing, and Cognitive Processing Therapy.

She tailors her methods to each client’s individual needs to support sustainable change towards a life where they can cultivate a balanced relationship between their body and mind.