Zoë Naseef, MSW, LCSW
(she/they)
I am passionate about working with people to discover their most authentic sense of self, free from oppressive narratives and stigmas. I believe that each person’s mental health is inseparable from their identities, experiences, and the structures we live in. I honor those realities while empowering clients to live their best lives.
I work with teenagers and adults of all ages. I am affirming of all genders & sexualities, careers, reproductive choices, kinks, and alternative relationship structures. I also work with people striving to change their interpersonal dynamics through relationship therapy including couples, polycules, friendships, and chosen family.
I work from a feminist lens to collaborate with my clients to determine goals and obstacles for our therapeutic relationship. I recognize that each person is the expert of their own life and view my role as a facilitator of the desired change, growth, and healing. I am influenced by several frameworks including a systems-based approach, harm reduction, narrative therapy, mindfulness, transformative justice, relational, EMDR, and more depending on the needs of the space we build together. I incorporate collaboration, humor, validation, affirmation, and empathy for all clients.
My specialties include but are not limited to:
Feminist Issues
LGBTQ+
TGNC, Non-Binary, Gender Non-Conforming, and Gender-Expansive Folks
Abortion and Reproductive Justice
Sex-Positivity
Kink-Affirming
Consensual Non-Monogamy & Alternative Relationship Structures
Harm Reduction
Sex Workers
Artists
Interpersonal Relationships (Couples, Polycules, Friendships, Chosen Family)
Systemic Stressors
My Qualification and Trainings:
-BFA in Photography and a BA in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies from George Washington University
-MSW and MA in Women’s Studies/Gender Studies from Loyola University Chicago
-Certified Abortion Doula
-Certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
-Gottman Method Level 1 certification for relationship therapy
- EMDR trained
- Currently working on my PhD at UIC
When I am working in person, my emotional support doggo, Pisces, often joins me.
