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Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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Guiding Minds

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
416 Highland Avenue, Building B, Suite 6, Cheshire, CT 06410
Let's Connect (203) 439-3555
Accepting Self pay or Medicaid/ Husky insurance ASAP! Therapy that fits YOUR schedule. Flexible scheduling, short notice and weekend availability. Therapy can be the place to look at the things that are not working and build on the things that are working. I offer a safe and secure environment where you can feel comfortable expressing yourself. You deserve to be your happy self, let's get you back there!
Call or Guiding Minds now for a free 15 minute consultation - (203) 439-3555

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

416 Highland Avenue

Building B, Suite 6

Cheshire, CT 06410

(203) 439-3555

Guiding Minds

Gates Ln

Simsbury, CT 06070

Teletherapy is available ASAP. Flexible times as well. Feel free to contact me with your needs
I specialize in Stress, Self Esteem and Coping Skills 
I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (203) 439-3555

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

416 Highland Avenue

Building B, Suite 6

Cheshire, CT 06410

(203) 439-3555

Guiding Minds

Gates Ln

Simsbury, CT 06070

Teletherapy is available ASAP. Flexible times as well. Feel free to contact me with your needs
I specialize in Stress, Self Esteem and Coping Skills 
I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
  • Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Insurance

  • Anthem | Elevance
  • Beacon Health Options | Carelon
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • ConnectiCare
  • Husky | CT BHP
  • Medicaid
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Out of Network
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Qualifications

    Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Diana Sadjadi-Fard
  • Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of Connecticut / 9938 Diana Sadjadi-Fard
  • In Practice for 15 Years
  • Attended Hunter School of Social Work, Graduated 2011
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Stress
  • Self Esteem
  • Coping Skills

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medical Detox
  • Medication Management
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Client Focus

Age

Toddler
Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Ethnicity

Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Conversational Farsi
Semi- proficient Russian

Age

Toddler
Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Ethnicity

Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Conversational Farsi
Semi- proficient Russian

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dance Movement Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Location

Primary Location

416 Highland Avenue

Building B, Suite 6

Cheshire, CT 06410

(203) 439-3555

Additional Location

Guiding Minds

Gates Ln

Simsbury, CT 06070

(203) 439-3555
"
Teletherapy is available ASAP. Flexible times as well. Feel free to contact me with your needs
Call for a free consultation now - (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"
Teletherapy is available ASAP. Flexible times as well. Feel free to contact me with your needs
Call for a free consultation now - (203) 439-3555
Guiding Minds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2024