Anahis Tahmasian
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #94683
Anahis has been working in a clinical setting providing therapy since 2012. She was a therapist at the Phillips Graduate University Counseling Center where she worked closely with individuals and families struggling with mental health issues and addiction. Soon finding interest in the world of addiction and recovery, Anahis added additional course work to her graduate studies at Phillips Graduate University to specialize in Co-Occurring Disorders. Individuals suffering from Co-Occurring Disorders are living with one or more mental health issue and/or a mental health issue and an addiction related disorder.
Anahis soon began working at Casa de las Amigas in Pasadena which is a women's recovery center focused on rehabilitating women to thrive in the outside world without their mental health and addiction issues holding them back. After Casa de las Amigas Anahis joined the Social Services department at a psychiatric hospital, Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena. Anahis performed group therapy with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders and more. Groups were held in inpatient, outpatient and residential rehab settings. She soon took the position of Lead Inpatient Therapist where she trained incoming therapists in working with these patients and their families. Anahis remained on the Social Services team at Las Encinas until leaving to study for the California Licensing Exam for Marriage and Family Therapists. Anahis became licensed in August 2016.
Her professionalism, kindness and high energy enables her to work closely with an array of clients and their loved ones. She has always had an interest in the human mind and relationships. She is bilingual in both Armenian and English. Anahis graduated from UCR with a B.A. In Psychology in 2010, and graduated from Phillips Graduate University with a M.A. In Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, specializing in Co-Occurring Disorders. Anahis is eager to working with any child, adolescent, adult, couple or family who is looking forward to improving their life!