LMHC, 6 years of experience
New to Grow
Hi! My name is Noor. I am warm, real, empathic, perceptive, and wise. I have worked with a diverse array of clients over half a decade, helping them each to find a unique pathway towards healing and wholeness. For each person, this has looked different, whether it's processing deep grief or heartbreak, learning to forgive one's self or another, discovering a core sense of worth (again), unearthing a buried sense of power, learning to say “No”, upgrading to healthy coping mechanisms, healing from traumas (big or small), or evolving out of self-sabotage. We each have our own afflictions and unique "cross to bear." I can help you feel less alone in holding yours. Specifically, I specialize in supporting clients struggling with issues of worth, belonging, grief, forgiveness, heartbreak, relationship & communication challenges, God wounds, burnout, and inner child work. And, I attune to each client's individual needs and personalize my service to meet you exactly where you are at.
In a first session with me, you can expect that we will have a relaxed conversation, in which I hope to gain a glimpse into your unique life story, current challenges and stuck places, what has and hasn't worked for you so far, your intentions and goals for a therapeutic journey, and your longings and vision for your life. The initial session is crucial in the laying the groundwork for our therapeutic relationship. It will not be a standard therapy session, as the focus will be on learning about your history and context (like in any intake session). Towards the end, we’ll be able to highlight the main areas of focus for our therapeutic journey. We will also assess our fit together, and if we co-discern harmony and resonance, then we will discuss what working together will look like. My goal for our first session is for you to feel at ease and for us to build rapport. I intend to create a space where you can feel like you can "let your hair down", proverbially, and we can begin to build trust together. If this speaks to you, the next step is to go ahead and schedule a first session with me through this site. If my availability doesn't align with yours, feel free to reach out to me personally, so I can see how I can accommodate you elsewhere in my calendar. And, if you prefer a free 15 minute consult before booking, you may also reach out to me personally so we can schedule that separately. (Please note: once you become an established client and we schedule in advance, there will be more options beyond my current listed availability, so please don't let my current availability be a deterrent in reaching out.)
What sets me apart as a therapist is that therapy with me does not feel clinical or heady. I relate to you human-to-human and see you as someone brave and humble enough to open yourself up to support, which of course is vulnerable. You need not ever come to therapy in shame or thinking there's something "wrong" with you for seeking therapy. Quite the contrary, I see it as a sign of psychological strength and health. I hold a depathologizing lens that is not focused on psychological diagnosis and honors your humanity and your own unique lived experience. Furthermore, my approach to therapy — unlike that of many mainstream cognitive-behavioral therapists (CBT) — is embodied and encompasses your body, emotions, and spirit. And, I am oriented to sharing and discovering the spiritual with my clients, as integrated within the psychological. Furthermore, I do not use a "one size fits all" approach, and I draw on what I sense would best serve you — specifically — in the moment. Finally, if you're curious, I have over 25 five-star google reviews for my practice online, which you can check out if you google "Transformational Therapy (Florida)".
I work best with adult individuals (ages 20-60) who are growth-oriented, wanting to be in therapy, willing to take direction, already have some experience with inner work, flexible, respectful, ready to make positive changes in their life, and open to long-term transformative work. I find the most fulfillment in working with clients who are not just seeking to vent and find relief, but who are sincere about deeply healing, growing, and becoming the best version of themselves. Generally, creative types, sensitive souls (deep feelers), and spiritually-inclined individuals experience the most resonance with me. Please note: working with poly or open relationships, TGNB, significant ADHD, & active suicidality are outside my specialty; also, I accept only self-paying adult clients without parental involvement and do not accept insurance here. I look forward to speaking with you soon!
I utilize Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help heal trauma and help clients move through emotional stuckness. It is an incredibly effective modality for processing trauma, and I experience it as miraculous in some ways. I look forward to introducing you to the magic of this modality!
I am an IFS-Informed therapist, and IFS is an incredible evidence-based modality that helps you really get in touch with different parts of yourself and your inner experience or landscape. If you are spiritually-inclined, I would guess this modality will speak to you, as it is inherently spiritual. I use IFS to help clients get unstuck, to resolve inner tensions or conflict, and to cultivate self-awareness.
We cannot see our own blindspots. As a depth therapist who is attuned to the unconscious, I can help you shine the light on the blindspots you're not seeing and to integrate them lovingly. Also, I integrate the spiritual within the psychological and work with imagery and symbolic meaning-making.
Grief is one of my top specialties. We only grieve that which matters to us, so for me, grief work is a form of honoring our pain and what something has meant to us, whether it's a former partner/beloved, a deceased parent, the end of a friendship, or the shattering of a dream or fantasy of how we thought life "should be". In the words of Dr. Matt Licata, "Sometimes, I wonder if all therapy isn’t grief therapy when all is said and done. No matter what flavor or fragrance of healing we’re drawn to —or comes to us in the dark of night — ultimately, we’ll be asked to enter through the doorway of grief."
As someone trained in humanistic Rogerian person-centered therapy, I orient to being a genuine, compassionate, authentic, and supportive presence — no matter what. Also, given my rich background with Nonviolent Communication (NVC), which is sometimes referred to as "Compassionate Communication", I steer away from psychological diagnosis and use a de-pathologizing lens focused on understanding you fully with special attention to your human feelings and needs.