Sadaaf Mamoon, MHC-LP
Pre-Licensed Somatic Psychotherapist
Pronouns: They/Them/Their
Hiya! I’m Sadaaf (they/them), a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent clinician living with an invisible disability. I’m also a second generation immigrant of Bangladeshi descent, a practicing Muslim and relationship anarchist. I was born and raised in the Deep South, in an environment where none of the identities I hold true were particularly palatable, let alone celebrated. I have an intimate understanding of what it’s like to have to hide parts of yourself to survive, and I know what the stress of such an existence can do to your bodymind. Thankfully, I also know what it’s like to say “no more,” and I’d love to partner with you to step into your own authenticity and joy.
In my experience, sitting in solidarity with a healing professional who’s moved through similar experiences as you, can be incredibly powerful. I’ve witnessed firsthand the impact access to quality, queer-affirming therapy can have when you’re trying to figure out who you are and what you want from life. This is why I’m deeply committed to serving the communities I belong to, and being as candid as possible about who I am and what matters to me. I have a special interest in working with QTBIPoC individuals who are looking to explore their intersectionality, as well as any queer folks looking to gain insight into dominant group identities in service of stronger allyship. I also feel uniquely positioned to work with partners navigating mixed-identity relationships and/or non-traditional relationship structures, neurodivergent folks coping under capitalism, children of immigrants healing intergenerational trauma and young adults adjusting to major life transitions.
I firmly believe in meeting in the therapeutic space as equals, and honoring you as the expert of your own experience. I strive to foster a warm, honest and trauma-informed environment for us to journey through your multitudes. Grounded in feminist, multicultural and queer theories, I use an integrative person-centered, mindfulness and acceptance-based approach to help you name your strengths and embody the person you want to be, working with intention towards the values you want to live by. I am currently training in Somatic Experiencing for trauma healing, and love helping folks come into closer, kinder relationship with their own nervous systems, and others.
I grew up in Mississippi and moved to NYC over a decade ago to seek my Bachelor’s in Psychology and Journalism at New York University - a challenging transition that heavily influenced my sense of self and passion for affirmative mental health care for folks surviving at the axes of oppression. I recently completed my Master’s in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness, also at NYU. I spent the last 4 years as a staff counselor on the Trevor Lifeline, a national crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline serving LGBTQ+ youth, where I helped lead our staff’s unionizing efforts. My own core values are connection, curiosity, gratitude and grace - and it’s important to me to bring them into any spaces I share.
Together, through a disability justice-oriented and abolitionist lens, we’ll explore the structures that shape us - both the ones we draw power from and the ones we hope to dismantle - to help you not just survive, but thrive: whatever that means for you, individually. If it feels we might be a good fit for working together, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I look forward to growing with you!
