About Parisa …
I am currently an Associate Marital and Family Therapist (#127002) at The Wellness Arts Collective, practicing under Rhonda Waller-Dang (license #108744). I am also a registered Art Therapist, and an EMDR Clinician working towards full certification. I take a multifaceted approach to counseling from a perspective of open-mindedness & cultural humility.
I hold three degrees from Georgia State University and Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. Psychology, B.A. Sociology, and a masters in Marital and Family Therapy with specialization training in Art Therapy. I have worked with adults internationally and domestically in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Los Angeles, California where I worked with adolescents at Star View Adolescent Center, families and school-aged children at the Helen B. Landgarten Clinic, and offered bilingual therapy at Single Parents of Power Domestic Violence Counseling Agency.
My approach lies at the crux of transparency, creativity, and compassion so that I may assist my clients in experiencing more easeful lives.
Together we can create a colorful and reflective space to untangle current issues and explore unforseen avenues for communication and personal betterment. I promise to greet even your "mistakes" with compassionate and curiosity instead of criticism.
Growing up as a first-generation Persian-American, bisexual, and with multiracial parents/stepparents... navigating relationships with different languages, religions, and cultural customs is something I have known all my life. There is no "one size fits all" template and sometimes our personal values don't fit neatly into the same categories as those we love the most. And I'm here to say... that's okay !
There is no black and white, right or wrong, yes or no. When it comes to understanding our life and the relationships that comprise it, there is only a world of gray — I'll meet you there.