LCSW, 25 years of experience
I’m someone who believes that real healing begins with understanding — of yourself, your struggles, and your strengths. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 25 years of experience, I’m here to help you uncover the deeper causes of your challenges and guide you toward meaningful, lasting change. Life brings many stressors that can affect your ability to cope — mentally, emotionally, and even physically. In our work together, whether individually or in a group setting, I take a holistic approach that supports your well-being in mind, body, and spirit. My practice is client-centered and rooted in mindfulness. Together, we’ll gently explore what may be keeping you stuck — whether it’s unresolved trauma, painful memories, life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or addiction. With compassionate support and practical tools, we’ll work to restore your sense of balance, build resilience, and help you reconnect with your full potential.
In our first session, we’ll begin with brief introductions and then explore the specific challenges you're facing. Together, we’ll identify your treatment goals, and with compassion and care, I’ll support you in working toward meaningful, lasting change.
Clients often tell me they feel genuinely heard, safe, and supported in our work together. I create a space where they can express themselves openly, and I connect with them through active listening, empathy, and authenticity. I encourage clients to take an active role in their healing process, using a variety of personalized, evidence-informed techniques. I bring extensive experience working with individuals of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Fluent in English, Farsi, and German — and having lived in three different countries — I offer a unique, culturally sensitive perspective that helps clients navigate today’s diverse and globalized world.
While I work with clients of all ages, I have a particular connection with young adults. They’re often open to exploring creative approaches to overcome challenges and build skills that lead to more meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, fears, addictive/compulsive behaviors, and everyday negative experiences. I have found that EMDR helps my clients get unstuck when they feel like they cannot get past certain disturbing memories or behaviors. I am a certified practitioner of EMDR and have been using this method regularly since 2015. I offer EMDR as a sole method of therapy or as an adjunct to other therapies. EMDR-Flash Technique (FT) was originally developed as an addition to the preparation phase of EMDR. FT has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the disturbance level associated with severely painful memories, sometimes in as little as ten to fifteen minutes. Like EMDR, FT utilizes eye movements or alternating tapping and is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. I am a certified practitioner of EMDR Flash Technique and I use it to help adolescents and adults.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts by interrogating and uprooting negative or irrational beliefs. CBT rests on the idea that thoughts and perceptions influence behavior. Evidence has mounted that CBT can address numerous conditions, such as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and many others. I have extensive training in CBT and use it with clients as needed.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides clients with new skills to manage painful emotions and decrease conflict in relationships. DBT specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I have basic training in DBT and use it to treat borderline personality disorder, depression, bulimia, binge-eating, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic-stress disorder, and substance use.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) as a technique concentrates on finding solutions in the present and exploring one’s hopes for the future in order to find a quick and pragmatic resolution of one’s problems. One of the first questions a therapist asks is called the “miracle question”: “If a miracle occurred while you were asleep tonight, what changes would you notice in your life tomorrow?” I’m certified in SFBT and use it to support my clients to improve their life with finding the best solutions. You will begin to chart small, pragmatic ways to make changes in your life to achieve your goals.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term form of therapy that focuses on adult relationships and attachment/bonding. The therapist and clients look at patterns in the relationship and take steps to create a more secure bond and develop more trust to move the relationship in a healthier, more positive direction. I have basic training in EFT and continue to hone my practice through group consultations with other EFT practitioners.
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May 16, 2025
Kobra is insightful and a careful listener. She finds resources to aid in resolution of troubling issues.