About Me & How I work
I believe in our capacity to make a life that is fulfilling by knowing our authentic selves and freeing ourselves from unconscious or conscious emotional shackles or beliefs that obstruct us and our natural creativity.
I was born in Tehran, a large busy metropolitan city in the middle east. I attended an American school when I was a child where immersing in two cultures within each-other, taught me to be open to seeing reality in different ways.
Although I was interested in psychology from my early teens, my creative side drove me to pursue professional training and careers in creative arts and design and I eventually took on designing human and computer interaction. All my creative pursuits and especially the last one, ended up being a prelude to a deeper desire to understand how the mind works. Of course, along my career path, or even before, life confronted me with the need to understand myself and the world around me more deeply. I have not been immune to pain and suffering and have learned most from reflection on painful challenges.
My psychological lens is predominantly relational, psychoanalytic and attachments based, however I am continually expanding my perspective and I am informed by cognitive theory and recent findings in neuroscience as well as some social theories.
My approach isn’t just about addressing symptoms and finding quick relief. Instead, I aim to help you become more aware of your emotions and the meanings you attach to your experiences.
I believe that many of our symptoms stem from being emotionally disconnected and stuck in unconscious patterns and behaviors, often influenced by past experiences, hidden beliefs and social pressures.
We usually start with a few sessions to understand your situation or challenge. After that, we gradually dive deeper to uncover what’s contributing to your issues and bring awareness to any underlying emotions or unconscious patterns.
You lead each session by talking about what’s on your mind, or even by bringing your silence, and we explore whatever comes up.
We pay attention to your dreams, thoughts, relationships, and emotions, and together we figure out how you’re making sense of your experiences and how that can change. This process helps you feel and think deeply, which is essential for living a fulfilling life.
Ultimately, our work together helps you get to know yourself better, heal past wounds, and move beyond unhelpful patterns.
I offer both short-term and long-term therapy. The length of the sessions depends on your goals, issues, and finances.
Short-term therapy is usually 15-20 sessions and it helps you understand specific issues, get in touch with your emotions and find your inner compass.
For deeper challenges, longer therapy is needed to uncover and work through underlying emotions and beliefs for lasting change.