Personal Statement

Life can be difficult when love, validation, and respect are missing. It can also be difficult when past traumas are left unresolved. I aim to help you resolve the challenges you are facing. Some issues I specialize in are depression and anxiety, relationship or family difficulties, and trauma. I will help you face your issues head on in order to get your life back. I'll remain empathic, understanding and supportive during your therapeutic journey and make sure I am with you every step of the way. We will continue to fine tune your treatment goals and achieve what it is you're seeking from therapy.

In addition to adults, I also work with children and teens (ages 7-18). Being a former teacher has allowed me to learn the needs of children and teenagers and to successfully communicate with them. If there is a lack of love, respect, and a breakdown of communication in your household, I will help rebuild unity, foster growth and teach healthy, effective communication between family members. In addition to this diverse range of clientele, I also work closely with the Iranian community and the LGBTQ community and have great insight about the difficulties faced specifically by these populations.

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Client Focus (Age)

  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Therapy Specialties

  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ Issues
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobias
  • Relationship Issues
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Orientation

  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Existential
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Narrative
  • Person Centered/Rogerian
  • Psychodynamic
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Systematic Desensitization

Modality

  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family

Accepted Insurance Plans

  • Aetna
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Optum
  • Out Of Network

Years in Practice

5 years

Services Fee

  • Initial Consultation $0
  • Therapy Session $140-$180

Payments Accepted

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 83130 CA 2017

Certifications

Name Year
Certified Anger Management Facilitator (CAMF) 2015

Associations

Name Duration
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) 2012-Present
National Anger Management Association (NAMA) 2015-Present
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) 2015-Present

Education

School Degree Major Year
Pepperdine University MAClinical Psychology2014
California State University - Long Beach MAEnglish2010
California State University - Long Beach BACreative Writing2007

Languages

  • English
  • Farsi
  • Persian

Office Address


Nicole Abadi, MA, LMFT

3233 E Broadway, Suite 12

Long Beach, California 90806

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