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Mitra Rashidian holds a Masters Degree in Counseling:
Option in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University,
Northridge, Department of Educational Psychology. She is currently
a Ph.D. student in the field of Counseling at the University of
New England, School of Health, in Australia. She has made many
presentations on a variety of mental health, social/clinical topics
in the United States (California State University of Northridge,
American Counseling Association), in Canada (Canadian Counseling
Association/American Counseling Association), and in Australian
academic settings (The University of New England) both at the
Master’s and doctoral levels. She has been published in
the Journal of Australian College of Educators.
Ms. Rashidian has also lectured on a variety of solo
T.V. and radio talk shows on topics such as effective parenting,
domestic violence, abuse, addictions, and especially female sexuality,
her main specialty area. She has an eclectic mix of academic and
clinical experiences which include individual and relationship
therapy, academic research, teaching, and clinical/psych administration.
She has worked in a variety of settings including community mental
health centers, college campuses, non-profit organizations, In-patient/Out-patient
medical and Psych facilities, and crisis hotlines. In 2006, she
started her private practice under the supervision of Dr. Robert
B. Jaffe. In addition, she has also developed a coaching practice
where she helps people in all walks of life.
She holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and
is also an artist specializing in oil paintings. She has participated
in art shows locally, and her artwork has been published in both
national and international magazines. Her diverse clinical, academic,
professional, and artistic experiences and studies have given
her the highest quality clinical skills for problem solving and
personal growth. In addition, she has worked with diverse ethnic
groups, and has developed a high level of awareness of the need
for greater understanding between people of all cultures and backgrounds.
Having grown up as a female who has been exposed to both
Eastern and Western Cultures, MS. Rashidian has become highly
aware of the many challenges that women face both in their treatment
as equal human beings, and in their own beliefs about self-worth
as it relates to their sexual-selves. The task, MS. Rashidian
believes, is to help women unlearn the prejudices perpetuated
by society and accepted by women for variety of reasons. One of
her main goals is to educate women, and to help them understand
their values both as human beings and as females. Her beliefs
are that many sexually related issues for women are closely connected
with societal prescribed values specific to women. A woman who
has consciously and/or unconsciously internalized this value system
is more likely to have sexually related symptoms and therefore
relationship difficulties. Ms. Rashidian has spent the last ten
years researching the impact of culture on sexual beliefs and
behaviors of women and has personally interviewed over 500 women
of both Eastern and Western cultures. One of her goals is to help
women break away from their current sexual belief systems and
to gain the ability to explore, acknowledge and accept their true
sense of sexuality and humanity.
She believes that when one’s feelings of self-worth
increase, this creates a higher quality of life for both the individual
and for the countless others that this person’s life will
touch. For more information or to schedule an appointment with
Mitra Rashidian, please click here or call (818) 906-7079.
Mitra has been a member of the following professional organization in good standing since 2000 :
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