Ms. Tyana Tavakol

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist|Clinically Supervised

If you are someone who has lived in the grips of anxiety and irritability for as long as they can remember, and has lived life scared to show that part of them to a world that’s only seen their successes, this is the chance to take the step and break the grip. Reach out and schedule a free 15 minute consultation. Start having a place in your life where for once, you can have space for your struggles somewhere outside of your own mind; you do not have to do this alone anymore. I'll work with you to integrate practices into your life connecting the mind and body to assist with emotional regulation, improving self-compassion, and fostering increased self-insight. I am also big on helping people learn to communicate their needs and boundaries and collaborate to find the gaps in your current skillsets around that so you can start to feel in control of the relationships and situations in your life.

The way we'll work together is based on my last few years of working with childhood trauma survivors, trauma-focused coursework, and my training in the Trauma Resiliency Model. In our sessions, you set the pace; you never need to go further than you're comfortable. We start with coping skills to help you feel more in control of your emotions and increase your connection to your body. As we begin to explore how your childhood patterns are showing up disruptively in your life today, we're frequently checking in with your body and emotions to know when we're pushing you too far or we're in a good place. Over time, what used to feel so big and scary to talk about and lean into starts feeling lighter and softer. As the feeling of crisis from the trauma symptoms fades, we also begin to integrate more time around how to communicate your needs and not let the feelings of guilt stop us from standing up for ourselves. We will work collaboratively; I will gently challenge you, be by your side, and hold a space of compassion for your life until now and hope for the life you have coming.

The hands we're dealt as children can be rough; I completely understand thinking, what was the point of all of this suffering? When we're adults and we get more choice in our surroundings and learning opportunities, that's when we get to decide what to make of this suffering. As a child of parents who escaped Iran during the 1979 revolution, I grew up surrounded by intergenerational trauma and people who never got the mental health resources to know what a child needed to thrive. I had years where I felt broken and didn't know what was wrong with me. Through my own therapy, I started to see my trauma as not something to get rid of, but something to embrace. The healthy relationships and habits that shape my life today are things I never could have dreamed of back when life was darker. There is nothing more fulfilling to me than seeing others, through patience and perseverance in therapy, find their own strength and self-love. Let's join forces to start building the life you want.