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Informed by her own journey and experiences, Halimo Abdulkarim is deeply committed to providing support to individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. She appreciates working with adults, young adults, and emerging professionals who are navigating feelings of otherness and their intersectional identities, specializing in Black and Muslim mental health. Halimo is dedicated to creating a nurturing and understanding environment for her clients.
Therapy with Halimo offers a compassionate approach tailored to your specific needs, whether you're grappling with relationship dynamics, processing trauma, or seeking guidance for anxiety and depression. When working with her, you can expect to feel supported, understood, and valued, regardless of the identities you carry. She integrates somatic and relational therapy modalities into sessions, focusing on the mind-body connection and understanding how physical experiences impact emotional well-being.
Together, Halimo and you will explore unique challenges and experiences, fostering meaningful relationships and promoting a holistic understanding of self. If any of this resonates with you, please don't hesitate to reach out. Halimo looks forward to connecting with you, addressing any questions you may have, and ensuring that the therapy process feels welcoming and supportive for you.
Years of Experience: 9 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Race & cultural identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse