Asher Pandjiris, LICSW(MA), LCSW (NY), MA
My practice is informed by relational psychoanalysis, poetry, mindfulness, disability justice and a desire to dismantle systems of oppression for all.
I am am many things; a white, chronically ill, non-binary parent, an activist, psychotherapist, podcaster, group facilitator, consultant to mental health practitioners and proud co-director of The Kintsugi Therapist Collective.
I received a Masters of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies in 2007 and a Masters of Social Work from Smith College in 2013. In 2017, I completed a certificate program at The Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. Additionally, I served as the Program Director at Balance Eating Disorder treatment center and have years of experience working with issues related to trauma and its impact on the body. I have published on the topics of intergenerational trauma transmission, the treatment of eating disorders, sexual assault in the music industry, the wellness industrial complex and gender dysphoria and toxic professionalism in mental health care.
I currently reside on stolen Nipmuc and Pocumtuc land (Amherst, MA) with my two dogs, River and Pickle.
