Hi There~
I’m Dina Bdaiwi, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and registered Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in CA. I also provide coaching services worldwide. I provide therapy virtual (throughout CA) and in person therapy services in Irvine, CA.
Dina Bdaiwi is a Queer, Mixed (Latina & Arab), and neurodivergent provider. She is particularly interested in decolonizing mental health, neurodivergent-affirming care, body liberation, trauma recovery, identity development, intergenerational healing, LGBTQIA+ mental health, and community-based approaches to healing.
Dina is trained in EMDR Part 1 & 2 as well as Brainspotting Phase 1 with an emphasis in refugee and immigrant mental health. She specializes in co-creating affirming therapeutic spaces for neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and multicultural individuals. Dina integrates trauma-informed interventions, identity exploration, emotional regulation skills, and strengths-based approaches to support healing and growth.
Dina approaches therapy collaboratively, centering clients as experts of their own lived experiences. She incorporates storytelling, curiosity, humor, mindfulness, and somatic awareness while exploring the impact of culture, family, and social contexts on mental health. Her work emphasizes empowerment, self-compassion, and reconnecting clients with their values, communities, and sources of resilience.
Dina Bdaiwi utilizes Narrative, Relational Cultural, Feminist + Queer Theories. She interweaves DBT skills curated for neurodivergent populations.Â
Dina specializes in working with Teens, Young Adults, and Adults through individual, relationship, and family therapy. She has experience in supporting clients through trauma and complex trauma, ADHD and autism, body image concerns, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, life transitions, cultural identity exploration, LGBTQIA+ affirming care. She is passionate about supporting clients navigate and advocate against systems of oppression, while building meaningful connections and cultivating lives rooted in authenticity and self-acceptance.
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