Arab and Middle Eastern Therapists in Van Nuys, CA
Starting therapy can feel intimidating/uncertain-trusting someone new, wondering if it'll work, where to begin? But what if it does work? There is so much potential for healing & growth, & it all starts with one decision: to try. I specialize in helping individuals unpack feelings of anxiety, depression and learn how to navigate them more effectively. These conditions manifest in many ways - isolating, avoiding, ruminating, negative self-talk, or feeling constant worry/fear. Together, we will strategize how to help you move forward with confidence with your goals and progress as our primary focus.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating/uncertain-trusting someone new, wondering if it'll work, where to begin? But what if it does work? There is so much potential for healing & growth, & it all starts with one decision: to try. I specialize in helping individuals unpack feelings of anxiety, depression and learn how to navigate them more effectively. These conditions manifest in many ways - isolating, avoiding, ruminating, negative self-talk, or feeling constant worry/fear. Together, we will strategize how to help you move forward with confidence with your goals and progress as our primary focus.
Having issues with your teens? The adolescent years can be brutal, especially for teens today who feel pressured by their peers and social media. As Dr. Stephen Illardi points out, we simply weren't designed to live in such a fast-paced plugged in society. I help teens navigate thoughts and emotions that overwhelm them so that they can feel confident in their skin. The teens I work with go on to enjoy both emotional and academic success. I work with women as well. If you're going through a major life transition like divorce, career change, or postpartum challenges, I'd love to work with you!
Having issues with your teens? The adolescent years can be brutal, especially for teens today who feel pressured by their peers and social media. As Dr. Stephen Illardi points out, we simply weren't designed to live in such a fast-paced plugged in society. I help teens navigate thoughts and emotions that overwhelm them so that they can feel confident in their skin. The teens I work with go on to enjoy both emotional and academic success. I work with women as well. If you're going through a major life transition like divorce, career change, or postpartum challenges, I'd love to work with you!
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am a graduate of University of Southern California. I am also an adjunct professor at Woodbury University in Psychology Department. My clinical experience began working in multiple group homes with children of foster care system and prohibition youth. I have also worked in private practice setting providing individual, couples and family therapy. I worked with the Armenian Mental Health Providers to consults on varies cases. I have experience working with individuals with complex trauma, depression, and anxiety. I provide individual, couples, and family psychotherapy.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am a graduate of University of Southern California. I am also an adjunct professor at Woodbury University in Psychology Department. My clinical experience began working in multiple group homes with children of foster care system and prohibition youth. I have also worked in private practice setting providing individual, couples and family therapy. I worked with the Armenian Mental Health Providers to consults on varies cases. I have experience working with individuals with complex trauma, depression, and anxiety. I provide individual, couples, and family psychotherapy.
We're a group practice of diverse women of color therapists who get it - sometimes it's incredibly healing to connect with someone who truly understands your background and experiences. Our wellness center, based in the heart of Valley Glen in the San Fernando Valley, is a space where you can actually unwind and breathe. Whether you prefer to meet in person in our calming environment or connect through telehealth, we're here to support you.
We offer culturally sensitive therapy, yoga classes, energy healing, and workshops specifically designed to meet the unique needs of teens and women of color.
We're a group practice of diverse women of color therapists who get it - sometimes it's incredibly healing to connect with someone who truly understands your background and experiences. Our wellness center, based in the heart of Valley Glen in the San Fernando Valley, is a space where you can actually unwind and breathe. Whether you prefer to meet in person in our calming environment or connect through telehealth, we're here to support you.
We offer culturally sensitive therapy, yoga classes, energy healing, and workshops specifically designed to meet the unique needs of teens and women of color.
Are you exhausted by worries, intrusive thoughts, or painful memories? Living with severe anxiety can feel like you’re trapped in your own mind. I offer over 20 years of experience helping clients recover from OCD and co-occuring PTSD and CPTSD. My clients come to me after surviving abuse, sexual violence, or the sudden loss of a loved one. Their anxiety symptoms heightened after a trauma, they struggle with flashbacks, compulsive checking and planning, avoidance, panic attacks, fear of death, dissociation, nightmares, or feelings of unreality; symptoms that can feel overwhelming but are treatable.
Are you exhausted by worries, intrusive thoughts, or painful memories? Living with severe anxiety can feel like you’re trapped in your own mind. I offer over 20 years of experience helping clients recover from OCD and co-occuring PTSD and CPTSD. My clients come to me after surviving abuse, sexual violence, or the sudden loss of a loved one. Their anxiety symptoms heightened after a trauma, they struggle with flashbacks, compulsive checking and planning, avoidance, panic attacks, fear of death, dissociation, nightmares, or feelings of unreality; symptoms that can feel overwhelming but are treatable.
You may be successful, accomplished, and deeply capable—the person others rely on, admire, or believe has it all together—while privately feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, unseen, or unsure why something still feels missing. I specialize in working with high-achieving professionals, women in demanding roles, and individuals navigating the quiet emotional weight that often lies behind outward success.
Therapy can provide a space where you no longer need to perform strength, carry everything alone, or minimize your pain simply because you are functioning well. I
You may be successful, accomplished, and deeply capable—the person others rely on, admire, or believe has it all together—while privately feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, unseen, or unsure why something still feels missing. I specialize in working with high-achieving professionals, women in demanding roles, and individuals navigating the quiet emotional weight that often lies behind outward success.
Therapy can provide a space where you no longer need to perform strength, carry everything alone, or minimize your pain simply because you are functioning well. I
Working with diverse population I have fostered a therapeutic relationship with my clients with the lens of Client Centered approach through empathic listening, and providing a compassionate safe space to process the unresolved trauma, which became the essential predictor of their success. I believe in empowering my clients to discover their strengths through mirroring unconditional positive regard, allowing clients to explore their vulnerability to understand themselves better.
Working with diverse population I have fostered a therapeutic relationship with my clients with the lens of Client Centered approach through empathic listening, and providing a compassionate safe space to process the unresolved trauma, which became the essential predictor of their success. I believe in empowering my clients to discover their strengths through mirroring unconditional positive regard, allowing clients to explore their vulnerability to understand themselves better.
I am a first-generation American of Armenian immigrants. There is never a lack of drama in my family, and I think it is important to be mindful of cultural expectations and norms when navigating conflict. In this fashion, I use an individualized approach to meet my clients' needs.
I am a first-generation American of Armenian immigrants. There is never a lack of drama in my family, and I think it is important to be mindful of cultural expectations and norms when navigating conflict. In this fashion, I use an individualized approach to meet my clients' needs.
We provide person-centered mental health services that aim to promote psychological wellness, healing, and growth. Through the use of compassionate and collaborative care we strive to support a meaningful and fulfilling life by nurturing emotional wellbeing, fostering valued relationships, identifying the core self, and insightful learning. We embrace a holistic approach to help people cultivate a balanced lifestyle honoring: personal growth, sustained progress, and the gradual journey of healing.
We provide person-centered mental health services that aim to promote psychological wellness, healing, and growth. Through the use of compassionate and collaborative care we strive to support a meaningful and fulfilling life by nurturing emotional wellbeing, fostering valued relationships, identifying the core self, and insightful learning. We embrace a holistic approach to help people cultivate a balanced lifestyle honoring: personal growth, sustained progress, and the gradual journey of healing.
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I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Oregon and California. Currently, I am only providing comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations. I conduct assessments for ADHD, learning disabilities, brain injury, psychological functioning and more. I work with adults, but I specialize in young adults and college students. So many people come to me saying they've felt different their whole lives, couldn't talk to anyone about it, and found ways to compensate over the years. Evaluations can provide clarity, validation, and answers so that folks can understand themselves better and seek the right support.
I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Oregon and California. Currently, I am only providing comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations. I conduct assessments for ADHD, learning disabilities, brain injury, psychological functioning and more. I work with adults, but I specialize in young adults and college students. So many people come to me saying they've felt different their whole lives, couldn't talk to anyone about it, and found ways to compensate over the years. Evaluations can provide clarity, validation, and answers so that folks can understand themselves better and seek the right support.
With a holistic relational somatic trauma-informed feminist decolonial approach, I specialize in working w Neurodivergent (AuDHD, Autistic, ADHD, OCD, HSP), immigrant, BIPOC, SWANA, Muslim, Iranian, chronically ill/disabled, LGBTQIA, NB, & folks of all genders, sexualities, spiritualities.
How is your heart and spirit these days? How are you holding up? Are you connected with yourself and others in ways you hope to be? Are you hard on yourself or filled with conflict, grief, loss, anger, guilt? Are you feeling frustrated with family, friends or relationships, and/or in grief, overwhelm and enraged with what's happening in the world? Do you find it difficult to ask for help from others, or say no to people? Are you in a process of understanding or integrating your neurotype, illness, disability, gender, sexuality, culture, spirituality, religion? If you're ready to connect more, please reach out for support.
With a holistic relational somatic trauma-informed feminist decolonial approach, I specialize in working w Neurodivergent (AuDHD, Autistic, ADHD, OCD, HSP), immigrant, BIPOC, SWANA, Muslim, Iranian, chronically ill/disabled, LGBTQIA, NB, & folks of all genders, sexualities, spiritualities.
How is your heart and spirit these days? How are you holding up? Are you connected with yourself and others in ways you hope to be? Are you hard on yourself or filled with conflict, grief, loss, anger, guilt? Are you feeling frustrated with family, friends or relationships, and/or in grief, overwhelm and enraged with what's happening in the world? Do you find it difficult to ask for help from others, or say no to people? Are you in a process of understanding or integrating your neurotype, illness, disability, gender, sexuality, culture, spirituality, religion? If you're ready to connect more, please reach out for support.
Taking the first step towards personal growth can be incredibly difficult. It can feel overwhelming to acknowledge that you need help and take the necessary steps to seek it out. However, by reading this, you have already accomplished the hardest part of initiating treatment. It takes courage and strength to recognize that you need support, and I commend you for taking this step. One of the most important aspects of my work is creating a safe and supportive environment for my clients. I believe that therapy should be a collaborative process, where clients are active participants in their own healing.
Taking the first step towards personal growth can be incredibly difficult. It can feel overwhelming to acknowledge that you need help and take the necessary steps to seek it out. However, by reading this, you have already accomplished the hardest part of initiating treatment. It takes courage and strength to recognize that you need support, and I commend you for taking this step. One of the most important aspects of my work is creating a safe and supportive environment for my clients. I believe that therapy should be a collaborative process, where clients are active participants in their own healing.
Feeling overwhelmed by life, your relationship(s), or the pressure to balance it all? Struggling with stress, anxiety, or grief? Navigating major changes like loss, new parenthood, career shifts, or preparing for marriage? Feeling disconnected in your relationship or struggling with intimacy? Are you a teen feeling the weight of academic pressure, social dynamics, or family expectations? At MindfullyWell Therapy, we a supportive culture forward space to process emotions, improve communication, and rebuild confidence. If you’re looking for clarity, connection, and resilience, we’re here to help.
Feeling overwhelmed by life, your relationship(s), or the pressure to balance it all? Struggling with stress, anxiety, or grief? Navigating major changes like loss, new parenthood, career shifts, or preparing for marriage? Feeling disconnected in your relationship or struggling with intimacy? Are you a teen feeling the weight of academic pressure, social dynamics, or family expectations? At MindfullyWell Therapy, we a supportive culture forward space to process emotions, improve communication, and rebuild confidence. If you’re looking for clarity, connection, and resilience, we’re here to help.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Anger Management Counselor. I'm dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate conflict and build resilience. Can't wait to meet you and work together! I provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive care through Telehealth. By creating a safe, inclusive space where clients feel seen and understood, I will also provide tools for conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and long-term resilience.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Anger Management Counselor. I'm dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate conflict and build resilience. Can't wait to meet you and work together! I provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive care through Telehealth. By creating a safe, inclusive space where clients feel seen and understood, I will also provide tools for conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and long-term resilience.
I specialize in helping kids, teenagers, and adults transform their relationship with worrying, procrastination, and perfectionism so they can experience inner peace while still getting done what's important to them. Maybe you’re high-achieving and appear to have it all together but you're exhausted from waiting till the last minute to complete tasks. Perhaps it's difficult for you to fall or stay asleep because you can't seem to turn your brain off. Whatever it looks like for you, worrying, procrastination, and perfectionism don't have to be your permanent roommates. I'm here to help you find calm in the chaos of overthinking.
I specialize in helping kids, teenagers, and adults transform their relationship with worrying, procrastination, and perfectionism so they can experience inner peace while still getting done what's important to them. Maybe you’re high-achieving and appear to have it all together but you're exhausted from waiting till the last minute to complete tasks. Perhaps it's difficult for you to fall or stay asleep because you can't seem to turn your brain off. Whatever it looks like for you, worrying, procrastination, and perfectionism don't have to be your permanent roommates. I'm here to help you find calm in the chaos of overthinking.
Therapy is a vulnerable space, especially for those facing anxiety, depression, or PTSD. With over five years of experience, including extensive work with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, I focus on helping clients navigate daily life, relationships, and boundaries. I prioritize creating a safe, supportive environment and use a trauma-informed approach to empower clients as experts of their own experiences. Drawing on evidence-based practices like mindfulness, CBT, and ACT, I tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs, guiding them toward thriving in their lives.
Therapy is a vulnerable space, especially for those facing anxiety, depression, or PTSD. With over five years of experience, including extensive work with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, I focus on helping clients navigate daily life, relationships, and boundaries. I prioritize creating a safe, supportive environment and use a trauma-informed approach to empower clients as experts of their own experiences. Drawing on evidence-based practices like mindfulness, CBT, and ACT, I tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs, guiding them toward thriving in their lives.
I’m committed to providing an inclusive environment, embracing clients from all backgrounds, beliefs, races, sexual orientations, and lifestyles. Your unique story matters, and it’s my honor to carefully listen and walk alongside you. Psychodynamic perspectives to delve into unconscious patterns and cognitive-behavioral strategies to address thought and behavior changes. Integrative and existential approaches, exploring the broader context of your life and the search for meaning. Inner child work to heal past wounds and nurture your emotional well-being from the ground up.
I’m committed to providing an inclusive environment, embracing clients from all backgrounds, beliefs, races, sexual orientations, and lifestyles. Your unique story matters, and it’s my honor to carefully listen and walk alongside you. Psychodynamic perspectives to delve into unconscious patterns and cognitive-behavioral strategies to address thought and behavior changes. Integrative and existential approaches, exploring the broader context of your life and the search for meaning. Inner child work to heal past wounds and nurture your emotional well-being from the ground up.
In particular, I am familiar with the lived experience of new parents within Middle Eastern cultures, first generation college students & other students in a period of change.
Look at you, starting something new! Beginnings are the beautiful, uncertain space in which there is endless possibility. Whether you are in transition with your career, relationship, parenthood journey, or other important aspect of your life, beginning can feel like a mixed bag. You are high achieving and highly competent in many aspects of your life. You’re hanging on, but you might feel the weight of anxiety, depression, or trauma and how it impacts your day to day.
In particular, I am familiar with the lived experience of new parents within Middle Eastern cultures, first generation college students & other students in a period of change.
Look at you, starting something new! Beginnings are the beautiful, uncertain space in which there is endless possibility. Whether you are in transition with your career, relationship, parenthood journey, or other important aspect of your life, beginning can feel like a mixed bag. You are high achieving and highly competent in many aspects of your life. You’re hanging on, but you might feel the weight of anxiety, depression, or trauma and how it impacts your day to day.
Hi, I’m Mahdis Bormand, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with adults and young adults who feel weighed down by anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, life transitions, relationship concerns, addiction, or bipolar disorder. Many clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, burned out, or disconnected from themselves. My style is warm, supportive, and collaborative, while also direct when helpful. Together, we slow things down, understand what is underneath the distress, build practical tools, strengthen self awareness, and help you feel more grounded, confident, and in control of your life.
Hi, I’m Mahdis Bormand, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with adults and young adults who feel weighed down by anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, life transitions, relationship concerns, addiction, or bipolar disorder. Many clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, burned out, or disconnected from themselves. My style is warm, supportive, and collaborative, while also direct when helpful. Together, we slow things down, understand what is underneath the distress, build practical tools, strengthen self awareness, and help you feel more grounded, confident, and in control of your life.
My passion for my work comes from helping you with your current problems and longstanding patterns in a caring, nonjudgmental, and insightful way. The joint learning, collaboration, and even humor on this journey inspires me, as we work as a team. I'm an engaged, interactive, and respectful therapist, whether I'm with individuals, couples, or groups. And coming from a multicultural family background, I celebrate all types of diversity and various points of view. My areas of specialty include trauma and PTSD; relationship challenges and couples; creative clients; career transitions; and family members of the mentally ill.
My passion for my work comes from helping you with your current problems and longstanding patterns in a caring, nonjudgmental, and insightful way. The joint learning, collaboration, and even humor on this journey inspires me, as we work as a team. I'm an engaged, interactive, and respectful therapist, whether I'm with individuals, couples, or groups. And coming from a multicultural family background, I celebrate all types of diversity and various points of view. My areas of specialty include trauma and PTSD; relationship challenges and couples; creative clients; career transitions; and family members of the mentally ill.
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FAQ - Arab and Middle Eastern Counseling
What can an Arab and Middle Eastern therapist help with?
An Arab and Middle Eastern therapist can support clients with a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, and major life transitions. However, what may make their approach unique is their ability to integrate an understanding of the cultural, family, and social factors that may be shaping your mental health concerns. If you identify with a Middle Eastern background, such as Arab, North African, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, or Palestinian, working with a therapist who is familiar with values surrounding family loyalty, community expectations, religion, marriage, and caregiving responsibilities can help reduce the need to explain yourself in sessions and better support your healing in the context of your background.
How does cultural background influence the therapy experience?
A therapist who personally identifies as Arab or Middle Eastern may offer a deeper understanding of cultural norms, family dynamics, religious beliefs, migration experiences, and the stigma that may surround mental health in some communities. This shared cultural framework can make it easier to build trust and focus more directly on healing. It is also important to note that a therapist does not have to share your background to provide effective therapy. In some cases, finding a culturally competent therapist may be just as important as finding one who shares your background.
What role can language play in therapy?
Language plays a central role in how people process and express emotions. Even for individuals who are fluent in English, certain feelings, memories, or experiences may be easier to describe in the language they grew up speaking or thinking in, such as Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Kurdish, or Turkish. Clients may feel more comfortable expressing themselves without having to translate their thoughts, which can reduce the risk of losing meaning or nuance. For many Arab and Middle Eastern clients, language is also closely tied to family relationships. Being able to move between English and your native language in therapy can help reflect real-life dynamics, such as communicating with family members in one language and navigating work or school in another. This flexibility to move between languages in sessions can make therapy feel more natural and relevant to daily life.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience with Arab and Middle Eastern clients?
If cultural background is important to you in therapy, it can be helpful to ask a prospective therapist whether they have experience working with Arab and Middle Eastern clients. In initial conversations with potential therapists, you might ask whether they have worked with concerns related to cultural identity, immigration, family expectations, intergenerational conflict, discrimination, or stigma around mental health. As sessions begin, it can be helpful to notice how the therapist responds to your concerns. A strong therapeutic alliance does not necessarily require a therapist to share your background, but they should respond to your concerns with respect and cultural humility. If you feel dismissed, misunderstood, or find yourself having to explain your background constantly, it may be worth considering another therapist.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Arab and Middle Eastern therapists?
The directory of Arab and Middle Eastern therapists includes professionals who have shared their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profiles, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. When the number of therapists who have personally identified as Arab or Middle Eastern is limited, the directory may also show therapists with experience working with clients from relevant backgrounds.