Nassie Danesh, LCSW

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 and Social Justice, Equity, Inclusion Center, and Office of Diversity Equity & inclusion liaison

Licensure: 

LCSW: State of California; LCSW: State of 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: A Life of Meaning by James Hollis and Creatures of a Day by Irvin Yalom

Favorite quote: “Everything changes.” By Suzuki