Pardis Razma

Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Pronouns: She/Her

Identities: Queer, Iranian, Neurodivergent

Therapeutic Style: Warm, Curious and Collaborative

Services Provided:

• Adult Individual Therapy
• Teen Individual Therapy
• Couples and Relationships Counseling

Who I am as a Therapist

As a therapist, I aim to support you as you grow into your authentic self and navigate challenges. Sessions with me typically include reflection and exploration of your identities, relationships, values, experiences, cultural context, and the influences of power and oppression. I view therapy as a collaborative process that can improve your sense-of-self and ability to live a meaningful, fulfilling life.

While I have professional knowledge and expertise, I value you as the expert of your own experiences. I show up to session as a human in the room with you rather than a blank slate. I prioritize building an empathic, genuine therapeutic relationship to create a space in which you feel fully able to engage in the rewarding and sometimes challenging work in therapy.

In my work, I primarily utilize humanistic, relational, liberation-oriented, and somatic modalities. I strive to promote your agency in therapy, and I incorporate your feedback throughout our work together. I typically work well with people experiencing identity concerns, life transitions, self-esteem challenges, depression, anxiety, perfectionism, shame, neurodivergence, and oppression. Although I enjoy working with people of all backgrounds, I am particularly excited about working with LGBTQIA+ and Southwest Asian & North African communities.

As a liberation-oriented provider, I conceptualize your psychological needs and challenges in context of experiences with cisheteropatriarchy and white supremacy culture. In my role, I aim to work towards dismantling harmful systems and societal norms that perpetuate mental health distress.

Areas of Focus

Therapeutic Approaches 

• Anti-Racist Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Existential Humanism
• Feminist Therapy
• Gender Affirming Care (GAC)
• GAC Letter Writing
• Gestalt Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
• Mind-Body / Somatic
• Trauma Therapy

Who I am when I'm not a Therapist

Outside of my work, I can usually be found drinking tea and snuggling with my goofy pets.

Training & Experience  

• Experience in providing psychotherapy for teenagers, adults, and families in outpatient, school-based, and
  community mental health settings.
• Experience with ADHD and autism assessments in psychotherapy settings.
• Specialized training and extensive experience in working with children and teenagers, LGBTQIA+
  communities, and people experiencing self-harm or suicidal ideation.