Parinaz Fard-Aghaie

Parinaz Fard-Aghaie is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with three years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those dealing with life purpose questions and related concerns such as isolation, guilt, and midlife shifts.

Parinaz centers sessions on the client’s own story and strengths. She uses conversational, straightforward methods to help people sort what feels stuck and notice practical patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on clear steps and small shifts rather than complex jargon.

Her approach draws on client-centered work alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect today’s choices. She also integrates narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell themselves, and EMDR for those coping with trauma when it fits the situation.

People come to her for help with attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, commitment doubts, and the fallout from divorce or domestic violence. She also addresses family of origin issues, immigration-related strain, money worries, and the Shame and guilt that follow difficult events.

Sessions aim to be practical and focused. Parinaz helps people identify manageable goals, test new ways of relating, and track small changes over time. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s matching steps to schedule a first meeting and see which session options are offered.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people clarify their own goals and feel more in charge of next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distress tied to traumatic memories and may be used when trauma processing is part of the work.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Parinaz will discuss options, explain what each approach involves, and work with the client to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. The plan can shift over time as needs change.

The practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of meetings into a busy week and fewer barriers to attending regularly. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so readers should confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to use worksheets, practice behavioral experiments between sessions, and check in more frequently when needed.