About Us

 Founder of Qazizada Multicultural Therapy Clinic 

& Executive Director

(Languages: English, Pashto, Dari, & Farsi)

Educational Background

 I received my Bachelors degree from California State University, Northridge in Criminology and a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC). Currently, I am a Ph.D. can

 Founder of Qazizada Multicultural Therapy Clinic 

& Executive Director

(Languages: English, Pashto, Dari, & Farsi)

Educational Background

 I received my Bachelors degree from California State University, Northridge in Criminology and a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC). Currently, I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Global Leadership and Change program at Pepperdine University. 

My Story

I am the byproduct of immigrant parents who migrated to the United States from Afghanistan due to the instability in my home country that was caused by war. Due to the war my parents were separated and I had to live without a father for 9 years of my life and at an early age took the role of being the man of the house. As an Afghan-American I grew up experiencing the challenges and benefits of belonging to two different cultures. As a child I experienced bullying due to identifying as an Afghan and Muslim, an outcome from the horrific events of 9/11. When I would visit my home country I would experience my heart yearning to remain amongst the familiar, and a part of me yearned to come back to the U.S and return to my new life. Unfortunately, therapy services were not something I or my family were ever provided with, which would have helped my younger self navigate a life in a new country between my two identities. This is when my passion for mental health began and it grew even more at the age of sixteen at which I began working at the Hospice Care Division at the Torrance Memorial Hospital. For over six years, I assisted with helping patients with severe illnesses and their families find closure. This experience changed my life and made me realize that my passion was to help individuals and families overcome hardships in life and heal from trauma. 

Through my academic journey I learned about psychology and therapy and became absolutely fascinated with how our environments and experiences shape us and influence our perspective of the world and our decisions. My fascination turned into a passion that directed me in working with couples, families, individuals and children 

Counseling Work

Couples Counseling: My work with couples consists of helping partners become attuned to one another, listen with intention, and build visions together. Through couples therapy I address communication problems, problems with extended family and in-laws, infidelity, pornography, and much more. 

Individual Therapy: My work with individuals focuses on helping clients overcome challenges that are negatively impacting their life. In my sessions, I focus on helping clients attain awareness of patterns in their life and in their interactions with others that create undesired outcomes. My work with clients who struggle with anxiety or depression focuses on helping clients find purpose that drives them every day and supporting clients in understanding the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. 

My experience as a Social Worker also consists of working with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault alongside the geriatric population, oncology, and palliative care.

Modality of Treatments

I heavily use the Gottman Method Couples Therapy  to create change. I help clients unlearn destructive behavior patterns that play out in their relationships and teach clients how to effectively listen to their partner and find comfort in connection. I also use Cognitive Behavior Therapy (to increase awareness), Motivational Interviewing (to empower and create change), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (to teach mindfulness and skills). 

Co-Founder of Qazizada Multicultural Therapy Clinic

(Languages: English, Pashto and Dari) 

Educational Background

I received my Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. I completed my Master's Degree and Doctorate of Psychology in Marriage and Family Therapy at Alliant International University, School of P

Co-Founder of Qazizada Multicultural Therapy Clinic

(Languages: English, Pashto and Dari) 

Educational Background

I received my Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. I completed my Master's Degree and Doctorate of Psychology in Marriage and Family Therapy at Alliant International University, School of Professional Psychology. 

My Story

I am a believer that each phase of our lives happens for a reason, whether that is to shape us, motivate us or strengthen us. Being born in Russia, and then migrating to the United States at the age of 9 helped me understand how powerful culture and experiences can be in shaping someone's future and understanding of the self and the world around them. Due to being a child of an Afghan immigrant parent, throughout my life I had the freedom to choose from both my Afghan and American culture, but I also struggled with not completely belonging to either. Being raised in an all-women household I was empowered to chase my dreams, while breaking stigmas and barriers associated with being a woman of color and an immigrant. This same experience also helped me realize the double standards in my cultures, whether it was related to gender biases, race, faith or profession, and this phase of my life and experience taught me to overcome them without losing my identity.  My own experience drives my passion to help others in developing a strong and confident identity.   

The marriage phase of my life taught me that love can persevere any challenges if genuine effort is made by both partners. I believe that partners begin to have relational problems when they engage in negative communication patterns that makes them feel stuck, through my couples work I help partners break that cycle and put their guards down and become vulnerable with one another once again.  Lastly, losing a parent to cancer and experiencing such profound loss in my own life has helped me connect to clients who experience prolonged grief and struggle with moving on after losing a loved one. 

Counseling Work

As a Marriage and Family therapist, my work over the past years has heavily focused on working with couples, individuals, families and children. 

Couples Counseling: As a trained Emotionally Focused Therapy therapist, I use attachment theory to help couples overcome differences and build a secure and intimate relationship. Many times couples seek counseling after years of fighting and come into sessions ready to point out the faults in their partner. Through my sessions I help couples discuss unmet needs and fears and face the problem as a team, instead of viewing each other as the "bad guy".

 Individual Therapy: My work with children, teens and adults extensively focuses on helping improve communication, setting healthy boundaries, increasing self-esteem, identifying and regulating emotions, and learning to truly listen. 

My experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist has helped me improve the lives of individuals struggling with Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Grief, Suicidal Ideation, and Parent-Child Relational Problems. 

Modality of Treatment

I believe that one of the key ingredients to effective therapy is a good fit between a therapist and the client. My therapeutic treatment consists of creating space for clients to experience their emotions in their body in the present moment. I create a safe space in the room and help clients navigate feelings that seem scary or overwhelming. I believe that the client is an expert of their life and their story and I see my role as a supporter and processor. Further, I am a trained Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy therapist. In addition, my training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy allows me to help clients reprocess trauma and manage stress and anxiety in a healthier way.

Mental Health Clinician

(Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu and Tamil)

Educational Background

 I received my Bachelors in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego and a Masters in Counseling Psychology, concentration Marriage Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco.

My Story

  I’m an Indian-American mental health clinic

Mental Health Clinician

(Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu and Tamil)

Educational Background

 I received my Bachelors in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego and a Masters in Counseling Psychology, concentration Marriage Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco.

My Story

  I’m an Indian-American mental health clinician who is passionate about working with individuals, children, young adults and families. My therapeutic work focuses on helping clients overcome anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation, as well as addressing difficult family dynamics such as divorce, Asian/South Asian American cultural concerns, generational and cultural gaps and immigration related adjustment. 

Coming from an Indian cultural background myself, I hope to make mental health more relatable and accessible for communities of color and in communities where discussing mental health may feel difficult.  

Counseling Work

 Children/Teen Counseling: I have worked with children and teens within schools as well as in hospitals. My work with this population consists of building a therapeutic alliance with the child/teen, stepping into their world and understanding challenges they are experiencing, teaching healthy communication skills and positive coping skills to improve the child's/teens well-being.  I use evidence-based interventions to help this population fight the shackles of depressive and anxious symptoms such as irritability, loss of sleep or oversleeping, panic attacks, uncontrollable sadness and crying and much more. 

Parenting: My work with parents focuses on helping them reconnect with their children, set healthy and effective boundaries, manage behavioral outbursts, and educating parents on the different developmental stages.

Modality of Treatments

 I offer in-depth clinical knowledge, education, and personal lived experience which provide an empathetic foundation for clinical work with clients. I utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy modalities in my treatment. I offer online therapy which allows you to attend sessions from the comfort of your own home.