Azizeh Rezaiyan, LMFT, offers compassionate counseling for marriage, intimacy, and life transitions in Palo Alto and Portland. She studied at the Phillips Graduate Institute of Psychology. Upon graduation, she spent another five years studying at the Integrated Body Psychotherapy (IBP) Institute in Southern California and the Esalen Institute at Big Sur, where she focused on couples therapy, marriage counseling, sexuality and infidelity. She has also studied in several other countries, including Switzerland and Germany. With offices in Palo Alto, she offers a multi-cultural view in her warm, empathic and interactive approach as a trained Psychotherapist with couples. Azizeh believes that couple relationship is one of the most challenging, yet inspiring and enriching relations. When conflict is dealt with using constructive communication, it enhances awareness, compassion and gratitude in both partners. When working with couples, she first explores the underlying dynamics and then helps participants understand and undo the early injuries that form the base of their communication difficulties, fights, infidelity, sexual boredom, emotional distance and even parenting issues. In her work with couples, Azizeh focuses on their level of communion, or bond, and helps them set healthy boundaries that lead to a healthy sense of self for each partner. Healthy boundaries lead to greater awareness of one’s inner life; improve their dynamics with not only their partner but also with others; enrich our communication; and expand the level of creativity to face life’s challenges. Her work with couples can be a joyous and fulfilling journey that transforms each partner, leading them to achieve greater intimacy, romance and sexuality in their relationship.
