Kiana Naimi LCSW

The first session together would focus primarily on why you're wanting to start therapy now, what's bring you in? What would you like to work on and accomplish as a result of working together? What are your strengths?

• California, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 114736

Kiana Naimi is a Persian-American, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #114756) that’s based in Los Angeles, California, (speaks Farsi), and specializes in grief and loss. Phew! That is a mouthful! Basically, what Kiana is try to say is that she recognizes the importance of diversity and intersectionality, and acknowledges how her own background and unique perspectives have influenced her work as a mental health clinician (woman of color, diverse abilities, daughter of immigrants, middle class). Upon graduating from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with her Master of Social Welfare (MSW), Kiana has served individuals across the lifespan and has supported both the whole health of teenagers within school and hospital settings, and Veterans [and their families] in the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center (GLAVAMC). While Kiana’s background includes extensive training in trauma and grief specific interventions, such as TF-CBT (Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), IFS (Internal Family Systems), Attachment Theory, and grief work, she recognizes that one of the most powerful approaches in therapy is the rapport or the trust that is established with clients. Kiana aims to ensure that everyone she works with feels whole, loved, respected, and heard when when striving to create new beginnings.