Shireen Aghdami

Shireen has over 25 years of experience working in mental health and substance abuse, both in community behavioral health and in private practice settings. She has two Master's degrees - one in Professional Counseling and the other in HR, with a specialization in Substance Abuse. Shireen holds two independent licenses (LPC, LISAC) with the AZ Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. She has extensive experience working with individuals and families from many diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Shireen believes in the mind/body connection and utilizes an integrative and holistic approach to empower adults to increase their awareness and self-efficacy. Shireen specializes in anxiety, depression, family of origin issues and unmet needs, trauma, addiction, anger management and self-esteem issues. Treatment modalities include REBT, CBT, DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing and mindfulness- based practices.

Shireen is passionate about helping people address their unmet needs to increase their sense of self and foster a sense of serenity and peace in their lives. Her goal is to provide a safe, nurturing and supportive environment in which individuals can process their issues, and you work together to discover the tools to increase meaning and joy in your life. She draws on the client's own strengths, recognizing the importance of "culture" and that the client is the expert of their own life.