I’m an attachment-based psychodynamic therapist using existential, psychoanalytical and humanistic theories. I was trained as a Clinical Counselor at New York University. Additionally, I gained a certification in Transdisciplinary Studies in Trauma and Violence program at NYU. Originally I was trained at Trauma Study Center at Institute of Contemporary Psychology in NYC. I am a Ph.D. student in Human Sexuality at California Institute of Integral Studies. Currently a 2020-2021 Fellowship of San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. My specialists are trauma, acculturation, anxiety, relationships and sexuality, and women’s health, which includes maternal mental health and reproductive care. I am certified in maternal mental health from Seleni. Active Memberships: ICEEFT, AASECT, ISSM and ISSWSH. I have been a therapist since 2013.
My training has been in psychodynamic theories. I have been trained in Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, AASECT Sex Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).
As a researcher, I was trained in the Listening Guide methodology under Carol Gilligan, Ph.D. and then continued my research as a Visiting Scholar at Tel Aviv University. Currently, I am completing my grant-funded project that studies, “Eastern-Western Women’s Sexual-Self Concept” using the Listening Guide Methodology. The study focused in Israeli-Iranian women’s self-concept as she develops and navigates between two hyphen identities, including negotiating her voice, silence, shame and resilience with herself, her body and her relationships. Additionally, I was a research clinician for numerous studies in NYC, Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto and in Israel. Prior to becoming a therapist, I was a Registered Nurse at an Infertility and Endocrinology center.
Through holistic and integrative practices, I help clients create more compassion for themselves, more capacity to feel the hard stuff, and more understanding of how to manage the stressors and impacts of our history, our environment, and our daily life.
I serve not as an expert or someone with all the answers, but as a collaborative guide who values and deeply respects who my clients are and the wisdom they already have within.