Abir Nawaz
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

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Northeast Portland, Oregon
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In-Person
- Couples Therapy
- Family Therapy
- she/her
- Serves Ages 13 to 80
Primary Specialties
- Relationships
- Attachment Issues
- Life Transitions
- Trauma
Also Experienced With
- Alternative Relationships
- Anxiety
- BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder)
- DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)
- Depression
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- IFS (Internal Family Systems)
- LGBTQ Friendly
- Multicultural Issues
- Narrative Therapy
- Stress
Overview
I provide client-centered and systemic therapy, focusing on validation and gaining new skills. I offer collaborative therapy for individuals, couples, and families navigating depression, trauma, connection, trust, and self- acceptance. I work from the lenses of Narrative, Attachment-based, IFS, DBT, and Emotionally Focused therapies.
With a Master's in Marriage, Couple, and Family from Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and a Bachelor's in Psychology from California State University, Monterey Bay, I have experience in mental health advocacy. In my clinical work, I help individuals process trauma, regulate emotions, and build self-acceptance.
With couples, I focus on establishing boundaries, communication skills, emotional intimacy, and respectful dissolution of relationships. I provide an open space for clients to explore their emotions, process trauma, share relationship hopes, and accept parts of themselves they have closed off.
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Cigna EAP
- Kaiser Permanente Northwest
- Moda Health Plan
- PacificSource
- Providence Health Plan
- Regence BlueCross BlueShield
- Trillium Community Health Plan
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare EAP