Kapil Nayar PhD-CES, LPC, ACS, NCC

Kapil Nayar PhD-CES, LPC, ACS, NCC Kapil Nayar native to Philadelphia, is a licensed professional counselor with a forte in substance use disorder treatment. After attending Medical School at St.

Counselor, Educator, Supervisor, Consultant, Feminist, Expert Witness, Healthcare Instigator. जीतते रहो (translation: keep winning) 🙏🏼

Dissertation ✅
Documentary ✅
Book …. When it comes to addiction treatment, Kapil has worked within the field in various non profit and for profit treatment settings and currently still practices in a private practice setting. Kapil has been a source for grand jury investigations in the tri state area rippling into various parts of the country including Florida. Kapil has been a force for patient advocacy, social justice, citing research and information to hold corrupt, fraudulent treatment facilities accountable. Kapil has also participated with local and National reporting agencies both inside and outside of the counseling field across the country working closely with advocates who came before him, most notably Greg Horvath. Matthew’s University for three years, Kapil Nayar took a leave of absence to pursue a Masters Degree in the Clinical Counseling Psychology from La Salle University. Kapil pursued his passion for alternative treatment options by obtaining a hypnotherapy certification as well as a mindfulness based stress reduction certification. During his time, Kapil has practiced hypnotherapy and mindfulness based stress reduction in a private practice setting. He has taken this opportunity to obtain information of the effectiveness of both practices in the treatment of various ailments. Since Medical School, Kapil has focused in inpatient and outpatient settings, along with private practice settings. Kapil was a therapist at a major inpatient facility in New Jersey, then ventured to a director role at a large outpatient facility in Pennsylvania. All the while, he was practicing within a private practice as a hypnotherapist and mindfulness based stress reduction leader in New Jersey and surrounding tri-state area. During this time he has developed client management skills while acquiring savvy in analyzing information regarding client outcomes and results post treatment. Kapil has sought out education to further develop his alternative psychodynamic approach to the treatment of clients. He obtained Masters degrees in Clinical Counseling Psychology, along with Psychopharmacology, and qualified for licensure as a Professional Counselor, and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor. He now works in a private practice setting with professionals who share his sense of compassion, integrity, willingness to reflect, ‘out of box’ thinking, desire to grow and commitment to change.

01/22/2026

SHUFFLE - Now Playing in Select Cities!

More dates to come through February and March. Tickets available on our website.

The New York Times Critic's Pick & Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at SXSW 2025, the IDA-nominated Shuffle offers a blistering look at the substance abuse treatment industry, where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a cycle of repeat business rather than recovery.

01/22/2026

"Revelatory" The New York Times
Shuffle in Mount Vernon, IA January 29th + 30th Bijou Theatre

Thursday Jan 29 | 6:30pm
Friday Jan 30 | 1:15pm, 7:00pm

NTY's Critic's Pick and Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at SXSW 2025, the IDA-nominated Shuffle offers a blistering look at the substance abuse treatment industry, where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a cycle of relapse and repeat treatment rather than recovery.

Tickets at www.stoptheshuffle.com

01/20/2026

Critic's Pick by The New York Times, Shuffle is screening 1/25-26 at Time and Space Limited Hudson, NY.

Sunday January 25th | 4:45pm
Mionday January 26th | 5:30pm

Tickets at www.stoptheshuffle.com or theater box office.

01/05/2026

SHUFFLE NYC THEATRICAL PREMIERE
January 16th-22nd 2026

DCTV Firehouse Cinema
87 Lafayette
NYC, NY 10013
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Our Premiere Weekend will feature a Q+A with the filmmakers after the 7pm showings on Friday and Saturday and the 2pm showing on Sunday. We have a few surprises in store, so grab tickets and stay tuned.

Friday January 16th 7:00pm
Moderated by Filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck

in conversation with
Director Benjamin Flaherty
Producer Carra Greenberg

Saturday January 17th 7:00pm
Moderated by Producer Mandi Gorenstein

in conversation with
Director Benjamin Flaherty
Producer Carra Greenberg
& special guest from the film

Sunday January 18th 2:30pm
Moderated by Film Critic Siddhant Adlakha

in conversation with
Director Benjamin Flaherty
& special guest from the film

Tickets at www.dctvny.org

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After you see the film over the weekend, you can tell your friends to see it during the week.

Monday 1/19
7pm

Tuesday 1/20
6pm

Wednesday 1/21
4:30pm

Thursday 1/22
6pm

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Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at SXSW 2025, the IDA-nominated Shuffle offers a blistering look at the substance abuse treatment industry, where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a system designed to keep them sick.

Thank you so much    for inclusion in the “Voices of the Epidemic.”  Honored to have a poster on display in the state Ca...
09/11/2025

Thank you so much for inclusion in the “Voices of the Epidemic.” Honored to have a poster on display in the state Capitol.

Thank you  for hosting  and allowing engagement with the Masters Cohort. 🙏🏼
09/11/2025

Thank you for hosting and allowing engagement with the Masters Cohort. 🙏🏼

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09/03/2025

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08/27/2025

Officially on Rate My Professor🙌🏼

08/18/2025

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After attending Medical School at St. Matthew’s University for three years, Kapil Nayar took a leave of absence to pursue a Masters Degree in the Clinical Counseling Psychology from La Salle University. Kapil pursued his passion for alternative treatment options by obtaining a hypnotherapy certification as well as a mindfulness based stress reduction certification. During his time, Kapil has practiced hypnotherapy and mindfulness based stress reduction in a private practice setting. He has taken this opportunity to obtain information of the effectiveness of both practices in the treatment of various ailments. Since Medical School, Kapil has focused in inpatient and outpatient settings, along with private practice settings. Kapil was a therapist at a major inpatient facility in New Jersey, then ventured to a director role at a large outpatient facility in Pennsylvania. All the while, he was practicing within a private practice as a hypnotherapist and mindfulness based stress reduction leader in New Jersey and surrounding tri-state area. During this time he has developed client management skills while acquiring savvy in analyzing information regarding client outcomes and results post treatment. Kapil has sought out education to further develop his alternative psychodynamic approach to the treatment of clients. He obtained Masters degrees in Clinical Counseling Psychology, along with Psychopharmacology, and qualified for licensure as a Professional Counselor, and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor. He now works in a private practice setting with professionals who share his sense of compassion, integrity, willingness to reflect, ‘out of box’ thinking, desire to grow and commitment to change.