Nassie Danesh, LCSW (she/her)

Staff Psychotherapist & Suicide Prevention Coordinator

Biography: 

Fluent in English and Persian/Farsi

Areas of Interest: 

Attachment repair, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, TF-CBT, Solutions Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, complex and multi-generational trauma, loss and grief, neuropsychology, social justice, diversity issues, mind and body connection, and recovery.

Personal interests: Nature therapy, hiking, camping, white water rafting, meditating, reading, cooking, gardening, knitting, listening to music, and arts and crafts.

Liaison Roles and Committee Memberships: 
Team leader of the DBT program, Liaison to Social Work Department, Registrar Office, and Financial Aid Office.
Licensure: 
LCSW (California and Oregon)
Degrees: 
Master of Social Work, Portland State University
BA, Willamette University
Favorite professional and self-help books: 

Professional: Jungian Psychology, Existential Psychotherapy, and Internal Family System
Therapy.

Personal: “Maybe you should talk to someone” by Lori Gottlieb

Favorite quote: “Everything changes.” By Suzuki

Nassie  Danesh, LCSW (she/her)
SHC, 2nd Floor