Leap Forward Therapy

Introduction: I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Hypnotherapist and have been working in the field of therapy since 1999. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults up to age 80, across a wide range of socio-economic strata. I have helped people with a variety of challenges from depression, anxiety, phobias, behavioral issues, addictions, severe mental illness, and developmentally disabilities, as well as having extensive experience and training working with families. I specialize in supporting people to eradicate their phobias and panic attacks, and to conquer their fears and anxiety. I have over 10 years experience doing so. I am licensed psychotherapist, with additional training in hypnotherapy and NLP. I employ a variety of methods, according to the specific needs of my client. My work with clients is individualized, never cookie-cutter or one-size-fits-all. I respect and work within the context of the individuality of my client’s experiences, outlook, thought-processes, emotional triggers, values, and goals. My practice overall focuses on empowering people to be their best self and to take effective, purposeful actions to have the life they want. I use a genuine, compassionate, eclectic, clinical approach in helping the client according to their individual needs and motivations, focusing towards solutions. In the first visit, I work to get a clear picture of my client’s issues, needs, strengths, and weaknesses. I look for relational, situational, as well as internal, influences affecting the client. I tend to see my clients as complex individuals rather than simplified, textbook diagnoses. My experience as an immigrant, raised in this country from early youth, has also given me insight into the complexities inherent in a multi-cultural existence and has made me more aware of diversity challenges in this society. I also speak Farsi. What I enjoy most about my work is the privilege of helping people's lives work better, feel better, and having a meaningful, positive impact on someone, every day. What we experience is shaped largely by how we relate to what we experience. So, I love supporting people in having a more positive, more empowered way of relating to their life's experiences. I would do this work, even if I weren't paid for it, though being able pay my bills is much preferred!