psychotherapy
Forever Caring Mental Health
Complex Trauma
Mixed Identity
Queer Affirming
Multicultural Relationships
First Generation Young Adults
About Me
Hi, I am Dr. Chelze Zamani (she/her)
I am a licensed psychotherapist, which means I am a professional who provides out of network therapeutic services to those searching for mental health support. I am also the founder of Forever Caring Mental Health and am excited to support you on this next step and process. I believe in authenticity, inclusion, and healing. I work well with those who have experienced difficult times, been afraid to reach out, and are looking for someone to help them feel seen for who they are. I specialize in working with Complex Trauma, mixed, BIPOC, & LGBTQ+ folks, friendship loss, and sexual trauma. Here to support you and am forever caring in all the spaces in between.
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!
Here to hold space for you! It has been hard times, to say the least. Take a moment to pause and thank yourself for making it this far. If you have found this resource it means that you are looking for that next step towards change. I am passionate in supporting Complex Trauma survivors, couples, & families. I also enjoy working with parents/caregivers working on developing a more consistent relationship with their children (adolescent or adult). As well as couple's wanting to repair their relationship after a significant rupture. In addition, I offer group support spaces for the mixed community. Here is what to expect in therapy:
- Contact me for a FREE 20 minute consultation to get a better sense of my style and who I am as a therapist.
- If you choose to reach out, we can discuss options on service fees and therapeutic options.
- I offer services for individuals, couples, families, groups, single parents, caregivers, teens, sib(nib)lings & friendships!
Afghan Healing Circle
A virtual biweekly space offered with the intention of learning new ways of being in our bodies, connecting, and building tolerance within our own experience. In this space I offer mindfulness and somatic practices as well as trauma education. *Currently closed*
Unburdening the Mixed Experience
6 Weeks Online for $48 per Session
Unburdening the Mixed Experience:
As a mixed person, I was in a position of being of major support to my family and loved ones. I was able to observe and notice the type of support others needed and became that person to everyone I cared about. I noticed where conversations started taking a turn, how much people would share around me, & the lack of tools I had to even know how much of my role was attached to being mixed. I carried the burdens of my ancestors like an armor, without understanding that my armor was allowed to come off. Without the words, I navigated my life through a lens that felt forever a part of me…
I created this group for others to explore this armor. I created this group for other mixed folks to recognize the burdens they have been carrying and where they have come from. I developed this space to offer an opportunity for deeper connection and relating. To ourselves and our community.
This virtual group is offered to ALL mixed folks located in California ages 18+. Please reach out if you have any questions. Here to support.
Afghan-mixed & Queer group support
6 Weeks Online for $45 per Session
I am deeply grateful and excited to finally offer this group! I took some time reflecting on how I wanted to offer this group since the intersection of being mixed and queer is something I hold close to my heart! I decided I wanted to not only build community but also an opportunity to reflect on understanding ourselves since most of us probably did not receive this type of space growing up. I will be offering journal prompts as well as guided somatic practices throughout our time together. This group is not group therapy, is open to residence 18+ everywhere, and welcomes people of all genders.
Steps to sign up/ask questions:
- Email: zchelze@gmail.com with Subject: Afghan-Mixed Group & Queer
- Provide the following info:
- What brings you to this group space?
- What experience have you had thus far with group spaces and mental health services?
- What is your mixed identity?
- What do you hope to gain from this offering?
- Any other info/inquiries you would like to provide me.
After you send this email I will follow up with further information. I look forward to connecting with you!
PROFESSIONAL Q & A
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Do you have any questions about applying to a Couples/Marriage & Family Therapy graduate school program? Have you wondered about the difference between getting your masters degree versus a doctoral degree within the mental health field? As a first gen professional, I had to research and learn about everything all on my own. Sometimes I missed things and other times I felt deeply grateful for others who were able to help support my professional development along the way. This is why I decided to offer a Professional Q & A for you!
How to sign up:
Click on the eventbrite link below to sign up for this event. Then click on orange box that reads, "Tickets". Here you are able to purchase an admission ticket for this event. Please reach out through the contact page on my website for support on signing up.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/professional-q-a-tickets-414738673537
Afghan-mixed group support
6 Weeks Online for $45 per Session
I have been wanting to offer this for some time now. It is one thing to be Afghan in the U.S. and it is also another experience to be Afghan-Mixed in the U.S. You are not alone in that feeling of not fully belonging and being different. With the U.S. pulling out of Afghanistan anniversary coming up in August, I wanted to create a space to share, connect, and discuss how we have all been sitting with ourselves, our cultures, and our communities. This group is not group therapy, is open to residence 18+ everywhere, and welcomes people of all genders.
Steps to sign up/ask questions:
- Email: zchelze@gmail.com with Subject: Afghan-Mixed Group
- Provide the following info:
- What brings you to this group space?
- What experience have you had thus far with group spaces and mental health services?
- What is your mixed identity?
- What do you hope to gain from this offering?
- Any other info/inquiries you would like to provide me.
After you send this email I will follow up with further information. I look forward to connecting with you!
Land Acknowledgement
I acknowledge that we’re meeting on various stolen Lands that are sacred to several Indigenous Peoples. I thank the Indigenous Peoples for stewarding these Lands for generations. I pay respect to the Elders, past, present, and future. I acknowledge that as a settler, I occupy and participate in exploitation of land that are not mine. I advocate for Land Back and Indigenous sovereignty. With reverence and gratitude, I invite us to meet with the intention to learn, heal, and change, and decolonize our ways of being, and to dismantle colonial systems. May we, as a community, consider our toles in the liberations, and restoration of Land, language, and culture for all Indigenous Peoples and forcefully displaced communities. I pay respect to our ancestors that guide us as we reflect on our responsibilities and impact on this and future generations.
My office is located on the land of: Tongva, Acjachmen (Juaneño), Kizh
“Decolonization brings about the re[m]atriation of Indigenous land and life.”
-Tuck & Yung, Decolonization is not a metaphor
"We don't inherent the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
-Indigenous Proverb
Land Back may look like:
•Get to know and connect with local Indigenous communities
•Pay voluntary land taxes: nativegov.org/voluntary-land-taxes
•Restoring land stewardship to Indigenous People, “Give the Land back. All of it” –Cutcha Risling Baldy
•Begin by understanding government & private land ownership. Connect with Landback movements
•Honoring land treaties. Learn about treaties, unceded land, traditional territory, and land claims (See: Indigenous Canada)
•Support Indigenous sovereignty, uplift Indigenous voices and values in current political systems (Indigenoustiktok)
•Protect & restore health of Land, Water, Air, and all life on Land
•Resist climate change & capitalistic Land exploitation
•Supporting efforts to protect sacred sites & rematriation of cultural valuables
•Support Indigenous mutual aid efforts
(words by InclusiveTherapists)
Contact info
Forever Caring Mental Health is located within...
Our Collective Healing
2900 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, California 92626, United States
Tongva, Acjachemen, Kizh Territory 619-800-2850 Hours: Monday-Friday
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