Maz Karandish
My approach is flexible, client centered, and utilizes mindfulness-based interventions at every point of the journey towards healing. My therapeutic approach is tailored to each specific client. Tenets of CBT, DBT, & solution focused approaches are always incorporated.
The depth oriented approaches, such as psychoanalysis, are also integrated to facilitate transformative therapeutic engagements.
The depth oriented approaches, such as psychoanalysis, are also integrated to facilitate transformative therapeutic engagements. We will initially work on building safety and trust, which is the base of any successful therapy.
First session
In our first session we will introduce ourselves and we will focus on the reasons why the client is seeking therapy. History, past experiences with therapy, and hopes of what the client hopes to gain from therapy will be discussed. The pacing of this process will depend on client comfort as my approach is client-centered.
Strengths
I have experience working with a wide range of clients. This has given me an eclectic set of skills that allows me to serve a diverse client population. My personal experiences with mindfulness-based experiences has helped me to cultivate deeper levels of attention and present-centered awareness. This skill helps me to skillfully tune into client needs and meet my clients where they are at.
Ideal clients
I have a wide range of experiencing working with many different types of clients. I have a diverse set of skills and work particularly well with personality disorders, LGBTQ + Issues, Anxiety, Depression & Dissociative disorders. I also have significant experience working with mood disorders and Obsessions/Compulsions.
Treatment methods
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I utilize minduflness-based therapy to help people develop greater capacity for insight. Awareness is one of the greatest allies in the journey towards healing.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a evidence-based practice that works particularly well in cases involving depression and anxiety. I've utilized this model quite significantly over the years and believe in its success.
Attachment-based
Attachment is a central mechanism through which we understand ourselves and the world around us. Attachment-based approaches are significantly helpful in uncovering deeper parts of the self.
Psychodynamic
Understanding the present requires us to understand parts of our past. Psychodynamic therapy relies on individual history to draw interpretations of how events throughout our life have led to certain patterns of behavior and expression.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is a synthesis of two existing paradigms: The first is the notion that our personality consists of various ‘sub-personalities’ as part of our ego or psyche. The second idea draws on the integrative mechanics of systems thinking, which suggests that systems are integrated and connected such that moving one part in the system results in movement in the whole system. IFS can help integrate the parts of self into a more cohesive and unified experience of self through decreasing polarization.
Location
Virtual sessions