Halima Said, M.S.

Co-Founder & CEO, LPCC

Phone: 619.841.1457

Halima Said is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC-13443) with an M.S. in Multicultural Community Counseling and Social Justice education. Halima received her B.A. in Psychology at San Diego State University. Halima is passionate about normalizing mental health care in the Muslim community and providing accessible services for multicultural communities in general.

As a clinician, she has over four years experience working with various issues including relationship/marriage conflicts, eating disorders, transgenerational trauma, racial trauma, homelessness, familial conflicts, being a first generation college student, religious and cultural barriers, etc. Halima works with individuals from a holistic approach, taking into account all aspects of the individual’s life (social, relational, emotional, mental, physical, cultural and environmental) that may impact their overall wellness.

Degrees:

  • M.S. in Multicultural Community Counseling and Social Justice Education - San Diego State University

  • B.S. in Psychology - San Diego State University

Areas of Specialization:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Eating Disorders

  • Spirituality and Religion

  • Couples and Family Therapy

  • Premarital and Marital Counseling

  • Racial trauma

  • Grief Therapy

  • Attachment Styles

  • Racial Trauma

Therapeutic Approaches:

  • Emotionally Focused

  • Multicultural

  • Person-Centered

  • Strength-Based

  • Trauma Focused

  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Family Systems

  • Feminist

  • Gestalt

Modality:

  • Individuals

  • Couples

  • Family