Be Gentle and Fierce, Soft and Wild
MIA TABIB
B.A., Mdiv, LCSW
Mia Tabib is an Iranian-American social worker, and licensed clinical psychotherapist, and writer located in New Haven, Connecticut. She has written for Yale Daily News, Connecticut Post, New Haven Register, Yale Council of Middle Eastern studies, Patheos, and others.
Mia is currently a clinician within the public mental health system in Connecticut, and facilitates both individual and group therapy. She specializes in treating PTSD, and substance abuse and addiction; she uses EMDR, Flash Technique, DBT, and Narrative Therapy, among other clinical modalities. She previously worked as a domestic violence counselor and advocate.
Mia is a proud graduate of the joint Mdiv/MSW program of Yale Divinity School and University of Connecticut. She received her bachelor's degree in philosophy from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
ABOUT ME
When she is not writing, Mia can be found reading, going on early-morning walks, listening to Metallica, or Irish step dancing. She lives for Autumn, Kerrygold butter, and freshly-brewed espresso. She fell in love with the color pink on accident, and now finds excuses to incorporate it into as many things as possible. She believes in a free, democratic Iran, and engages in political advocacy work with her fellow Iranian diaspora. She likes thinking about gentleness, and agrees with Hans Christian Andersen that every person's life is a fairytale.
