Anxiety & Trauma Therapy for BIPOC Adults in Somerville, MA
Virtually serving adults throughout Massachusetts
When did surviving become a full time job?
Maybe you've spent so long adapting, coping, and holding it together that you've lost touch with what you actually feel underneath it all. That's what anxiety and trauma do; they teach your nervous system to stay on guard long after the danger has passed, and it can leave you feeling wired, numb, or both at once.
Somerville is a city full of creative, driven, community-minded people, and it’s also an expensive, fast-paced place to build a life. Between rising rent, long work hours, grad school, side projects, and showing up for friends and family, it’s easy to keep going on autopilot. If you’re also the eldest daughter, the first in your family to build a career, or the child of immigrants, you may be carrying expectations that nobody around you sees. You may look like you have it together while feeling exhausted and alone.
Anxiety and trauma therapy aren't about erasing what happened. It's about helping your body and mind understand that you're safe now, so you can stop just surviving and start actually living.
What healing can look like...
Working together, we'll focus on helping you:
- Understand the connection between your anxiety, trauma history, emotions, and body
- Come back into the present moment instead of staying stuck in survival mode
- Build real, practical tools for calming an overactive nervous system
- Untangle yourself from shame and self-blame that were never fair to carry
- Find your way back to joy, connection, and a sense of self
Healing doesn’t mean you’ll never feel anxious or that the past will disappear. Over time, many clients find that they:
- Feel calmer and more at home in their bodies
- Rest without guilt and enjoy the life they’re building
- Say no and set boundaries with more confidence
- Feel less weighed down by shame and self-blame
- Feel safer connecting with others and trusting themselves
You don’t need the right words or a clear starting point. We’ll begin by getting to know you and what’s been weighing on you. You set the pace, and you never have to share more than you’re ready to. Early on, we’ll focus on building safety and stability, like learning ways to calm your body and ease overwhelming emotions. When you feel ready, we can gently explore the patterns underneath. Sessions are collaborative and combine practical, evidence-based tools with space for your story.
South Asian Anxiety & Trauma Therapist
Sabiha Zaman LCSW, LICSW | Serving Somerville and all of MA Virtually
Hi, I'm Sabiha. I offer virtual anxiety and trauma therapy to adults in Somerville and MA. My work is grounded in cultural humility, evidence-based practice, and a genuine compassion and curiosity towards all of my clients. I’m a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts, and I’m passionate about creating a space where you don’t have to be the strong one.
You don't have to have the right words for what happened to you, or even fully understand it yet, to start this work.
My goal is to help you feel safe in your own body again, and to help you build a life that feels like yours, not one shaped by shame or fear.