Individuals seek treatment because they are in pain. Facing one's own weaknesses is difficult and opening up even more so-particularly for people whose cultural background and/or family upbringing discourges transparency /self-disclosure. My priority is to create a safe environment where my clients may confront, accept and change aspects of their lives they consider shameful and/or self-destructive. I have been invited as a guest speaker by a number of organizations and regularly offer seminars and work shops on such themes as self-esteem,communication skills, stress management and the challenges of being married/single and dating
I have almost four decades of experience and have received extensive training from leading experts including Dr. Albert Ellis/founder of RET and Dr. Jhon Gottman /couple therapy guru. Both voted as the top 10 most influential therapists of the past quarter century. I am a certified RET therapist and a certified Gottman Method educator.
Community outreach/educating the public is important to me. In early 90’s I launched a weekly television program to address issues that Iranian-Americans struggle with- among them, acculturation, depression, anxiety, career choices, parenting, marital discord and the difficulties of being single/dating .