Maryam Elbalghiti-Williams

I work with diverse women who are thoughtful, capable, and exhausted from adapting—to family expectations, cultural norms, demanding roles, chronic health needs, or a world that was not designed for their brain. My areas of focus include early childhood trauma, OCD, grief, neurodivergence, chronic illness, perfectionism, and complex cultural or religious identities.

I am a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Maryam Yasmin Therapy & Consulting. My work is grounded in extensive experience with immigrant and refugee communities and in helping people navigate the intersection of identity, relationships, health, and systemic pressures. I bring a culturally responsive, trauma-informed lens that treats your body, identities, relationships, and real-life circumstances as central—not as side notes.

My style is warm, direct, practical, and collaborative, with room for humor. I will validate what is hard without treating you as fragile, and I will respectfully name patterns that may be keeping you stuck. Together, we will understand the patterns, roles, and ways of adapting that helped you survive, belong, or meet expectations; identify which still serve you; and develop new ways of responding that fit your life now.

In addition to therapy, I train clinicians and organizations in culturally responsive, trauma-informed practice. That work keeps me attentive to both the patterns we can change in your life and the systemic, cultural, relational, or health-related realities that should not be reduced to an individual burden.

My work is informed by acceptance and commitment therapy, cultural-relational theory, multicultural feminist therapy, disability justice, and practical behavior-change strategies. The goal is to help you build a life with more choice, self-trust, and room to breathe—not simply become more productive or acceptable to others.

Our first session is both an intake and an opportunity to experience how I work. I will ask what brings you in, what has and has not helped, and what feels most important right now. We will also explore how your relationships, body, culture, and daily life are shaping what you are experiencing. You will not be expected to tell your entire story or disclose more than feels manageable.

I tend to be expressive, engaged, and conversational. You can expect thoughtful questions, transparency about how I am understanding things, and room to correct me. By the end, we will have a better sense of whether my approach feels like the right fit, and identify a few initial priorities. If we decide to continue, we will begin shaping a plan that feels realistic, meaningful, and tailored to you. I want you to leave feeling seen and understood, more hopeful about what can change, and confident that you have a thoughtful partner in the work ahead.

*If you have questions please feel free to email me directly - [email protected]