Background & Professional Experience
I received my Graduate degree in Political Economy in UK in 1977. I attended U of M (University of Michigan) and then UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) and graduated in 1988, followed by a two year Post Graduate Fellowship Program at Cedar Sinai Mental Health Clinic in Los Angeles California, before becoming eligible to sit for and pass a series of rigorous exams in order to receive my License to Practice Psychotherapy in 1992.
I have done extensive clinical work and research on Immigration and Life Transitions: Meaning of Immigration for Iranian Jewish Women in Los Angeles (also, the title of my Graduate degree thesis).
Among other achievements, I have attained qualification in Child, Adolescence and Family Wellbeing from Tavistock Foundation in London.
I have worked extensively with diverse groups of people in both Public Oganisations, as well as in my Consultancy/Private Practice.
I have had the privilege and the experience of working with:
-Nursery School Children and Toddlers in Play Therapy,
-Adolescents,
-Young Adults,
-Adults,
-the Elderly and Geriatric population (individually and in groups)
-Conjoint and Couples,
-Traditional and Blended Families
-diverse Ethnic and Cultural backgrounds; and with a range of psycho-social issues.
I have also initiated and conducted many Groups in group therapy settings for specific and more general issues.
I conduct a series of workshops for Parents of children of all ages: MIND THE Connection GAP: Parenting from Your Higher Self.
I incorporate my knowledge and experience of Art, Yoga Philosophy, Kabbalah, Sufism, Buddhism and Spiritual Judaism in my Practice.
PARENTING BY DESIGN