Dear John,
Have you been feeling overwhelmed and in need of community support?
NIAC’s Bay Area Chapter wants to invite you to our first Mental Health & Wellness Hour: " Caring for Our Community: Iranian Mental Health [[link removed]] ", on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM PT/4:00 PM ET. RSVP here [[link removed]]
Event Details:
Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM PT/4:00 PM ET
Location: NIAC Zoom (link provided upon RSVP)
Special Guest: Dr. Navid Zamani, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Joining us as a guest to this discussion will be Dr. Navid Zamani [[link removed]] , PhD – a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in supporting Middle Eastern refugees dealing with domestic violence. As a Persian-American based in San Diego, CA, he integrates decolonial poststructural feminism within a narrative therapy framework. Navid also serves as a lecturer at San Diego State University and the Head of Family Therapy Services at License to Freedom, a nonprofit organization focused on helping Middle Eastern refugees impacted by domestic violence.
He provides clinical supervision to a team of therapist trainees at License to Freedom. His research and scholarship focus on domestic violence epistemology and practice, the role of affect in narrative therapy, working with couples experiencing violence and high conflict, and linguistic justice for multilingual communities.
Dr. Zamani will guide us through an important discussion on mental health challenges specific to the Iranian American community. Join us to connect, learn, and support one another as we navigate these shared experiences.
Warm regards,
- NIAC Bay Area Chapter
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