This Place of Becoming

Where Judgment is Replaced by Curiosity

I specialize in working with adults experiencing a wide range of concerns, including acute, chronic, and complex trauma; sexual abuse and assault; religious trauma; developmental trauma; grief and loss; identity and life transitions; depression; anxiety; PTSD; dissociation; relationship challenges; and burnout. I have experience supporting clients through the impacts of oppression, marginalization, migration, and intergenerational trauma.

As a trauma-informed psychotherapist, I prioritize emotional safety, consent, and collaboration. I view therapy as a co-created process, where clients are honored as the experts of their own lives. My role is to walk alongside them with compassion, curiosity, and clinical insight as we gently name and unravel survival strategies rooted in pain, while also nurturing the inner strengths, creativity, and wisdom that have sustained them.

I integrate Art Therapy, EMDR, and Anchored Relational Therapy, along with mindfulness, somatic awareness, to create a tailor-made therapeutic approach. For those seeking spiritually integrated care, I incorporate Islamic psychology and spiritual practices in a way that aligns with their values, whether they identify as Muslim or are exploring a personal connection to spirituality.

I center the therapeutic relationship as the heart of the healing process where judgment is replaced by curiosity, where silence becomes a space of deep witnessing, and where healing unfolds not through fixing, but by remembering what is already whole.​

Healing Modalities I Use

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing

EMDR is a powerful, evidence-based therapy designed to help individuals heal from the emotional distress caused by traumatic or disturbing life experiences. Through bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps the brain reprocess painful memories so they are no longer stored as threats in the nervous system. It is especially helpful for experiences that feel "stuck" or continue to activate the body and emotions long after the event has passed. Research shows that EMDR can bring meaningful relief in far less time than traditional talk therapy alone. It is recognized and recommended as an effective treatment for trauma. EMDR is offered gently and collaboratively, attuned to your nervous system & readiness.

Art Therapy

Trauma-Informed Neuroscience Approach

Art Therapy is a healing modality that combines psychotherapy with creative expression. For many, especially trauma survivors, art can become a vital bridge when words feel too heavy or inaccessible. In a trauma-informed art therapy space, you are invited to express, externalize, & explore your inner world through images, color, and form without needing to explain it all. Creating and then reflecting on the art allows the brain to process experiences that may have been stuck in the fear center. Over time, these memories are integrated into autobiographical memory, no longer felt as if they're happening now. This process can reduce symptoms of PTSD, increase self-awareness, and offer meaningful insight and emotional release.

Anchored

Anchored Relational Therapy 

The Anchored Relational Therapy, previously known as AIR Network), is a culturally aware, trauma-responsive framework that supports clients in reconnecting with their inner wisdom while holding the complexities of their lived experiences. ART acknowledges that trauma doesn't occur in isolation, it is often layered across personal, familial, cultural, historical, and systemic dimensions. Anchored helps clients who may experience neuro-dissociative states or carry deep-rooted trauma across generations and identities. We work to gently separate your sense of self from painful memories, conditioning, and internalized narratives, anchoring instead in your strengths, values, and relational capacity. 

Spirituality

Trauma-Informed Approach

Spirituality, when welcomed into the therapy space with care and respect, can be a powerful source of healing. For many navigating trauma, grief, or a sense of disconnection, spiritual practices offer grounding, belonging, and a deeper connection to meaning. In my work, I draw from contemplative traditions, holistic psychology, and a trauma-informed lens to gently integrate spirituality into the healing process never to prescribe, but to honor your story, values, and personal sense of the sacred. Offered with cultural humility and sensitivity to spiritual and religious harm, and becomes a soul-language one that invites reflection, resilience. Spirituality in therapy becomes a way of knowing, remembering, and returning. 

How I Work

Therapy with me is grounded, relational, and paced with care. I offer a space where your experiences are met with curiosity rather than judgment, and where healing is understood as a process that unfolds over time, not something to be rushed or fixed.

I understand emotional pain not only as something that happens within a person, but as something shaped by relationships, family histories, cultural expectations, and the broader systems we live within. Many people carry stress, grief, or survival patterns that did not begin with them. Experiences such as migration, loss, racism, religious harm, war, or intergenerational trauma can leave deep imprints on the nervous system and the way we relate to ourselves and others.

In our work together, we may gently explore how these experiences show up in your body, emotions, and relationships today. Rather than focusing only on symptoms or diagnoses, I pay attention to meaning, context, and the ways you have adapted to survive. Healing, in this space, is about understanding your story with compassion and reclaiming parts of yourself that may have learned to stay quiet, vigilant, or disconnected.

My approach is trauma-informed, culturally aware, and rooted in humility. I remain attentive to power dynamics within the therapeutic relationship and work to create a space where you do not have to explain, justify, or minimize your experiences. Therapy is collaborative, we move at a pace that feels respectful of your capacity, your values, and your sense of safety.

What a Session Looks Like

Sessions unfold gently and collaboratively, guided by your needs, strengths, and pace. Our work together is never one-size-fits-all. You are not expected to use every approach I offer, rather, we co-create a path that feels right for you in each season of your healing.

Depending on what feels most supportive, we might engage in talk therapy, art-making, somatic awareness, parts-of-self work, or guided EMDR processing. Silent witnessing, too, can be sacred and powerful.

There is space for both tears and laughter, resistance and release, quiet reflection and bold reclamation. Our work is grounded in a strength-based perspective, honoring not only the pain you've carried but also the wisdom, resilience, and creativity that have helped you survive. You never have to bring more than your honest self.

What to Expect

Therapy here looks at your struggles with care and context. I don't assume something is "wrong" with you. Instead, I pay attention to what you've been carrying, within your relationships, your history, and the world around you.

Many people feel overwhelmed because they've been asked to be strong, productive, or resilient for too long. In this space, there is room to slow down, listen to your body, and make sense of your experiences without pressure to perform or improve.

Your cultural background, identity, faith, and lived experiences matter here. You don't have to explain or minimize them. Healing is approached with respect, patience, and compassion, at a pace that feels sustainable and human.

Who I Work With

I support adults from diverse cultural, spiritual, and lived experiences, particularly those navigating the layered impacts of trauma, displacement, oppression, and relational wounds. I hold space with care for Muslims, BIPOC communities, immigrants, seekers, artists, and those on healing journeys across identities and generations. My practice is open to individuals from all cultural backgrounds and belief systems, and I am committed to honoring each client's unique story, values, and worldview with respect and cultural humility.

Spiritual Integration

If desired, we can gently weave spiritual and faith-based practices into your healing journey. Whether you seek grounding through Islamic psychology, contemplative traditions, or your own personal relationship with the Divine, I offer a space where your beliefs are met with cultural and spiritual humility. Together, we can explore practices that support meaning-making, inner safety, and reconnection, always guided by your values, traditions, and pace.

Values That Guide My Work

  • Culturally rooted healing

  • Consent and collaboration

  • Safety and curiosity

  • Justice and compassion

  • Honoring the sacred within

  • Sustainability over urgency

  • Respect for context and lived experience

  • Slowing down the work

  • Honoring the wisdom of the body

  • Healing beyond productivity

  • Presence over performance

  • Care that is relational, not rushed

When You're Ready, I'm Here

If this speaks to your heart, I invite you to reach out. Together, we can explore what healing might look like for you, in your words, in your time, and in your way.

By clicking the button below, you'll be directed to a therapy registration form for The Luminous Mind, the group practice where I currently work. Once you complete and submit the form, it will be received by our Client Coordinator, who will contact you to walk you through the next steps. She will assist you with scheduling your first session with me, based on my availability, and help you navigate billing and insurance details. If you'd like to work specifically with me, please be sure to include my name as your preferred provider on the form.

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