Afshana Haque, MA, LMFTA License # 201198
Afshana Haque is the director and head therapist of our organization. She has recieved her Master's degree at University of Houston-Clear lake in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is currently working on her Doctoral Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX.
Afshana has given talks and presentations at the Texas Dawah Convention, ISNA: Islam in American Conference, and The American Association for the Advancement of Science Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division: Science-The Key to the Past, Present, and Future. Her most recent publications include: A Systematic Research Synthesis of the Various Adaptive Strategies Utilized by Dual-Income Couples, as well as The Applicability of the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test to the Muslim Population.
Her past clinical experience include working at DePelchin's Children Center in Houston, TX, in 2005 as well as AIGB Diagnostics for a bariatric surgical group in San Antonio, TX in 2007. Afshana is curently working at Methodist Hospital as a counseling intern on the chemical dependency unit, child and adolescent unit, intensive out patient as well as with refugee resettlement program.
Afshana has recieved the following additional training by notable experts in:
§ Hargrave, T. (March 2008) Resilient Marriages. 3 Hours. TAMFT Conference.
§ White, M. (March 2008) Narrative Therapy and the Scaffolding of Therapeutic Conversations – With Speacial Attention to Addressing the Consequences of Trauma. 9 Hours. TAMFT Conference.
§ Brown, B. (March 2007) People and Shame: 1hour and 30 minutes
§ Vachon, P.J. (March 2007) Imago Therapy: 2 hours. Houston Galveston Institute.
§ Woolley, S. R. (March 2007) A Revolution in Treating Couples: Emotionally Focused Thearpy 8 hours. DePelchin’s
§ Larson, J.H. (October 2006) Couples Assessment: Tools for Marital & Premarital Therapy: 6 hours.
§ Eskridge, L. & Lightsey S., (June, July 2006) Parent Child Interaction Therapy Training: 32 hours. DePelchin’s
§ Loos, V.E. (June 2006) Building Resilience in Youth and Families 8 hours
§ Hargrave, T. & Love, P. (May 2006) Research Update in Marriage and Family Therapy; & Ethics, Relationships &Interventions: The New Contextual Therapy; 5 hours
§ Parameswaran, L. & Benson, K. ( June 2005) Negotiating Boundaries: Therapy in a Transnational Setting 2 hours. The Council on Alcohol and Drugs.
§ Bava, S. (May 2006) Couples Counseling Clinical Internship; 7.5 hours
§ Facilitating Rapid Trauma Recovery and Spiritual Awakening: January 21, 2005; 2 hours
§ Proactive and Preventative Education to Strengthen the Body, Mind and Sprit of At-Risk Families: January 20, 2005; 2 hours
§ Spirituality and the Generative Life: January 20, 2005; 1 hour 30 minutes
§ Pullium, G (November 2005). Learning Ethics in the Fast Lane: Problem Based Learning: 3 hours
§ Walsh, F. (October 2005) Strengthening Family Resiliance: Rebounding from Crisis, Adversity and Loss: 3 hours
§ Bava, S. (April 2005) Purposeful Play: Enhancing Creativity Houston Galveston Institute.