About Me
Hello my name is Atash, my name means fire…
In my private practice, I help people work through trauma, questions of identity, and conflict between their inner parts, so those parts can live in harmony. Before private practice, I was a founding member of Harvest Collegiate High School in Manhattan, where I served as Director of Counseling and built student-centered mental health support from the ground up.
In my writing, I bring complex psychological experiences into plain, human language. The goal is simple: less stigma, more understanding. My essays have appeared in Ms. Magazine, the New York Daily News, Thrive Global, CounterPunch, Invisible Illness, and more.
My debut memoir, My Name Means Fire (Beacon Press, 2025), is a story of survival, resilience, and life with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Read my published work below. For press, publication, or therapy inquiries, get in touch here
