I am a Nationally Certified Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon. My focus for the past 30 years was on couples and intercultural counseling with a focus on interfaith marriage mostly Muslim and Christian faiths. I also have helped people deal with grief and loss and authored a book of poetry and led grief counseling through poetry. I have a history working as a behavioral health consultant and also as a manager and supervisor of counseling graduate students. I focused the last 15 years on employee issue and ways to support employees maximize their potential as well as providing executive using strength based approach. I am fully bilingual in Arabic and English.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, First responder issues, Gender dysphoria, Hearing impaired, Immigration issues, Infidelity, Jealousy, Multicultural concerns, Phobias, Prejudice and discrimination
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
OR LPC C1132
WA LMHC LH61606534