Nivia completed training as a certified nurse assistant at the Royal Falmouth Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in 2006, and has been working in private homes for 10 years. She attended from the program of Massage Therapy, Esthetics and Polarity training at the Spa Tech Institute in Plymouth, where she graduated with a license in massage therapy in 2016; she has also completed two lymphatic massage programs, one in Boston and the other in Atlanta. Shortly thereafter Nivia joined the staff of the Integrative Medicine and Holistic Wellness Center, where she became the primary massage therapist.

Last year Nivia opened her own massage business called Hands of Light Healing Center. From Nivia: "I am always thinking about how to serve my patients better. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Cape Wellness program which has helped so many people."