Fatema Rashid (she/her)

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

I specialize in somatic, body-based therapy and work with the nervous system as a central part of healing. I help clients track physical sensations, regulate physiological responses, and develop safety in the body, particularly in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, and stress-related symptoms. This approach supports lasting change beyond cognitive insight alone.

Humanistic 

My work is grounded in a humanistic approach that emphasizes authenticity, empathy, and the client’s innate capacity for growth. I prioritize a collaborative, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship and support clients in developing self-trust, self-compassion, and a more meaningful connection to their values and lived experience.

Attachment Theory

I work from an attachment-based framework to help clients understand how early relational experiences shape emotional regulation, self-worth, and relationship patterns. Therapy focuses on identifying attachment strategies, healing relational wounds, and developing greater security, trust, and capacity for connection within self and with others.

Hakomi

I integrate Hakomi, a mindfulness-based, somatic psychotherapy, to support gentle and experiential healing. Hakomi emphasizes present-moment awareness, nonviolence, and curiosity, allowing unconscious patterns to emerge through the body. This approach supports deep emotional processing, especially in the treatment of trauma, attachment wounds, and core beliefs.

Depth Therapy

I practice depth-oriented therapy with clients who want to explore the underlying emotional and relational roots of their distress. This approach focuses on unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner dynamics that shape current functioning, supporting insight, emotional integration, and lasting change beyond symptom relief.

Immigration/Acculturation

As someone originally from Afghanistan who came to the United States as a child, I bring lived experience and clinical understanding to acculturation and immigration-related stress. I work with clients navigating cultural identity, displacement, intergenerational dynamics, grief, and belonging, and support integration of multiple cultural worlds while building internal safety and coherence.

Personal Growth

I work with clients seeking personal growth who feel ready to move beyond symptom management and develop deeper self-awareness. Therapy focuses on understanding long-standing patterns, increasing emotional capacity, and cultivating a more authentic, grounded relationship with self through somatic and insight-oriented work.

PTSD

I work with adults experiencing PTSD related to childhood trauma, war, displacement, and relational harm. Using a somatic and trauma-informed approach, I support clients in processing traumatic memories, reducing nervous system hyperarousal, and rebuilding a sense of safety, agency, and connection at a pace that honors the body’s capacity.

Panic

I work with clients experiencing panic attacks and chronic anxiety, helping them understand panic as a nervous system response rather than a personal failure. Through somatic awareness, breathwork, and grounding practices, I support clients in reducing fear of symptoms, increasing regulation, and restoring a sense of safety and control in the body.