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Sara Nasserzadeh

Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD, is a social psychologist, speaker and thinking partner specializing in sexuality, relationships, and intercultural fluency. She’s authored three books, including Love by Design: 6 Ingredients for a Lifetime of Love, winner of the 2025 Vincent Clark Award from the California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. She’s a Certified Sexuality Counselor and AASECT-approved provider, a Senior Accredited Member and Supervisor with COSRT (UK), and an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in California.

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Grief in Affair Recovery

Understanding Loss Through a Systems Lens

Infidelity doesn’t just wound the betrayed partner—grief ripples through the entire relational system. Sometimes, holding it in unconventional ways... Read more

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You're Attracted to Your Client?!

5 Clinicians Offer Guidance on a Dreaded Ethical Dilemma

It can be embarrassing and a little scary when we find ourselves attracted to a client. What’s the best way to handle this surprisingly common clinical... Read more

5 Most Popular Therapist Memes

Humor and Insights Your Colleagues Are Sharing

In our quest for healing and connection in a chaotic world, a wacky meme can be a powerful tool. Read more

Can True Love Be Designed?

Transforming How We Experience and Express Love

Discover two models of love and how distinguishing between them can help therapists support clients in designing a conscious relationship. Read more

Taking the Blindfold off Couples Therapy

A Tool for Cultivating Emergent Love

How might a panoramic view of a relationship at the start of couples therapy change what clinicians focus on? Read more