Sabira Ahmed
About Me
I am a Bangladeshi-American, queer, cisgender therapist based in Austin, Texas. I am dedicated to building a therapeutic environment that encourages authenticity, transparency, and compassion. I take a client-oriented approach that centers around my belief that people can take charge of their journey to healing and recovery. I trust that the client is the expert of their own lives, and my role is to consistently empower them to develop toolkits to be able to navigate daily struggles and lived experiences.
I am steadfast in my commitment to providing culturally-informed interventions that are tailored to meet the contextual needs of diverse clients, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, women of color, children of immigrants, and survivors of interpersonal trauma (i.e. child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence). I strive to encapsulate my own experiences with intersecting identities to further support marginalized communities by identifying counseling techniques within the framework of their cultural background, abilities, and support network. It can be quite intimidating to discuss healing and change when so many of the problems we face are predisposed and out of our control. Though we cannot change these systemic factors and past traumas, it is possible to identify the root of our problems and develop healthy coping strategies through effective counseling.
I earned my Master's degree in Counseling from Lehigh University and my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. My educational background includes six years of experience in clinical research focused on sexual trauma, intimate relationships, prevention of gender-based violence, and the experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC). Additionally, I completed my internship year as a therapist at Rainbow Resiliency LLC, a practice dedicated to delivering affirming care to LGBTQ+ individuals. I worked with a diverse clientele, each presenting with unique presenting problems and backgrounds. My experiences granted me the invaluable opportunity to hold space for and empower queer and trans clients using strengths-based, trauma-informed, intersectional feminist approaches.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, reading, fangirling over fictional characters with my bookclub, painting, swimming, and obsessing over my cat, Nyla.
Sabira is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Texas, under the supervision of Candice Holloway, LPC-S.
FEES + INSURANCE
Below are my standard rates for each service. I understand these fees may not be accessible to everyone, so if you’d like to work with me but can’t afford it, contact us! We can talk about options including sliding scale (a lower fee based on what you can afford) or referral to lower cost providers.
Individual therapy (50 mins) - $120
Sabira is currently in-network with Cigna and Aetna. If you have health insurance through another company, we can provide a superbill for you to submit to them for out-of-network reimbursement. Please contact your insurance company directly to ask if your policy includes reimbursement for outpatient therapy services.