Violeta Bangiyev, Extern
Violeta Bangiyev is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at LIU-Brooklyn with a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and Wellness from NYU. Violeta specializes in working with underserved communities, intergenerational and/or childhood trauma, dissociative disorders including DID and OSDD, and other trauma-related conditions. Violeta uses an integrative approach that utilizes methods such as Person-Centered Therapy, Multicultural Therapy, TF-CBT, CBT, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and DBT in order to personalize therapy sessions for each client based on their individual goals.
Violeta is LGBTQIA+ affirmative and understands the struggles of fellow children of refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers. She is passionate about working with racial and ethnic minorities, and gender minorities. She has experience working with individuals with depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, bipolar spectrum disorders, and personality disorders.
Violeta believes therapy is a judgment-free space where the client and therapist will collaborate to identify concerns, strengthen current skills, learn new skills, and develop goals to ultimately help the client create positive change in their lives.
When not providing therapy, Violeta enjoys reading, swimming, spending time with loved ones, and practicing mindfulness.