Mishaal Riaz

Mishaal Riaz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is dedicated to creating a safe and compassionate space for her clients, recognizing that finding such environments can be challenging in daily life. Her primary goal is to support individuals in feeling better, employing a collaborative therapy style that fosters open discussion about issues while working together to find solutions. Mishaal values the deep engagement with her clients, where her sessions often involve asking thought-provoking questions, offering fresh perspectives, teaching practical tools, and sometimes simply sitting in silence to allow clients to process difficult emotions. She has a profound commitment to working with survivors of trauma and particularly resonates with those affected by mistreatment from their faith communities. Mishaal skillfully assists individuals in reclaiming their lives from shame, purity culture, conversion therapy, and other forms of religious harm. Using techniques such as EMDR, DBT, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), she emphasizes a supportive, non-religious therapeutic environment. Aware of the challenges in seeking help, she deeply honors the courage it takes to embark on this journey and is eager to support her clients in carrying the burdens that have become too heavy to bear, instilling hope even in the moments when it feels like it is lost.