Services
- Individual
About My Clients
I work with adults navigating trauma, identity, migration, burnout, grief, and the emotional weight of living between worlds. Many of my clients are immigrants, children of immigrants, third culture kids, international students, or people shaped by multiple cultures and systems. They may appear high-functioning on the outside while internally carrying anxiety, loss, pressure, disconnection, or survival patterns shaped by family, culture, displacement, or oppression.
My Background and Approach
I hold a Master’s degree in Community and Trauma Counseling, along with a graduate certificate in Conflict Transformation. I also have training in EMDR, IFS, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI). As someone shaped by a Kurdish-American background and international experiences, including living in the Middle East, I bring an understanding of how identity, migration, family systems, conflict, history, and larger social realities can shape emotional well-being. In sessions, I often integrate insight-oriented work with psychoeducation, nervous system awareness, grounding skills, mindfulness, visualization, and parts work to help clients better understand themselves and their patterns. Together, we may explore how trauma, stress, culture, relationships, and life experiences impact the mind and body while building greater emotional safety, self-trust, and connection to yourself.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe many of the ways we learn to survive emotionally are shaped by the families, cultures, systems, and experiences we move through. Trauma, migration, oppression, grief, and chronic stress can deeply affect how we relate to ourselves, others, and our sense of belonging. I do not see people as “broken,” but as responding in understandable ways to what they have lived through. I believe therapy can be a space for healing through safety, connection, honesty, and self-understanding. My work is grounded in social justice, cultural humility, and affirming care for people across racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, and LGBTQ+ identities. My experiences living across cultures and working in humanitarian and conflict-related spaces have shaped my commitment to immigrant communities, displaced populations, and others impacted by marginalization and systemic harm. I also welcome conversations around faith, spirituality, religious harm, and deconstruction with openness and respect.