Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Hi, I’m Javan, an experienced Associate Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in helping individual adults and teens, romantic relationships, and families transform stories that may be preventing you from accessing the life experiences you desire.

As a multicultural, Black and Persian, male-identifying psychotherapist, my work is informed by an unwavering curiosity about you and the infinitely complex qualities, experiences, and hopes that make you who you are and who you are becoming. My approach to psychotherapy leads with compassion, cultural responsibility, and the unchanging belief that you are whole and complete and have so much more to discover about yourself.

Working with me is a highly collaborative journey toward identifying the problem stories that might be keeping you from living the delicious life that you deserve. Through an eclectic blend of evidence-based treatment modalities, such as narrative, psychodynamic, and person-centered therapy, we will collaboratively discover the possibilities your preferred story is begging to reveal to you.

Research shows that the relationship you have with your therapist is the most important factor for successful outcomes. Let’s get started with a free consultation to explore if I’m the best fit for you.

To schedule all other appointments with me, please use my online booking system.

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  • Romantic relationships (intercultural)

    Men’s issues

    Black men, women, teens, and families

    Neurodivergence (autism, ADHD)

    Creatives (artists, designers, writers, producers, musicians)

    Children of immigrants

    Work stress (acute, chronic)

    Life transitions (age, career, identity)

  • Gottman Couples Therapy Level 1
    The Gottman Institute

    Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (teens and adolescents)
    Medical University of South Carolina

  • Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist AMFT141354
    supervised by Neil Schierholz PsyD PSY25154

    MA Marriage and Family Therapy
    Phillips Graduate Institute

    BA Psychology and Film Studies
    Claremont McKenna College

  • Warm and supportive

    Caring and safe

    Curious and insightful

    Attuned

    Creative