Imaani Ali

Therapist

License: LMFT

Pronouns: she/her

Ages Served: 18-65+

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Appointments: In-office and Telehealth

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I specialize in working with clients experiencing significant life transitions, such as entering college, emerging into adulthood, starting new relationships, becoming parents, and experiencing empty-nesting or changes in relationships. I enjoy working with people with minority and/or immigrant backgrounds, and individuals with Muslim or other spiritual backgrounds, however I enjoy collaborating with all individuals and couples who are ready for change and open to exploring new perspectives in therapy. Whether I am similar to or different from you in my cultural background, religious beliefs, or political leanings, I truly believe in the value and uniqueness of every person and family. I find it fulfilling to support clients in uncovering their strengths, overcoming challenges and finding empowerment and resilience in the alignment of values that are uncovered in therapy.

In therapy, I aim to create a nonjudgmental space where individuals feel comfortable sharing their full spectrum of thoughts and experiences. I help clients understand themselves better, guiding them to recognize their own patterns and discover new ways of navigating life. I incorporate mindfulness techniques, such as deep breathing and sensory exercises, to cultivate accessible moments of calm and build effective coping skills. Therapy is a collaborative process, where I come with knowledge of psychology, relationships, and common effective coping skills, but you remain the expert on your own life. Ultimately, success in therapy is when clients leave feeling lighter, more inspired, and more capable of facing their daily lives with confidence.

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Expertise and Specialties:

Expertise:

• Marital and Premarital

• Anxiety

• ADHD and Executive Functioning

• Relationship and Family Conflict

• Emerging Adulthood

Specialties:

• Coparenting

• Coping Skills

• Cultural/Racial Concerns

• Depression

• Divorce

• Grief and Loss

• Infidelity

• Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

• Life Transitions

• Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Parenting (New Parenthood and Empty-nesting)

• Relationships

• Self-esteem

• Spirituality

• Stress and Burnout

• Trauma

• Women’s Health

Integrative Modalities:

• Integrative Systemic Therapy

• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Meditation

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT)

• Somatic Therapy

• Trauma-informed Care

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

• Gottman Method

• Narrative Therapy

Populations:

• Adults (18+)

• Couples

• Minority/Immigrant Backgrounds

• Muslim or Religious Clients

Rates and Insurances Accepted:

• $170/55 minute individual session

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan PPO (BCBSM PPO)

  • Blue Care Network (BCN)

• $315/90 minute intake session | $250/90 minute couples session (Self-pay only)

  • Get to know Imaani…

• Where did you study?

  BA Psychology
  Loyola University Chicago

  MS Marriage and Family Therapy
  Northwestern University

• What is your favorite place?

  Any pebbly beach (specifically Block Island, RI and Acadia National Park, ME)

• A book that you think everyone should read

  Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Favorite quote?

  “We live in a culture where wanting to spend time alone is regarded as a weird thing. Well if that’s weird, stamp a "weirdo" sign on me and send me to the movie theater by myself.”

  – Amena Khan

• Do you have any secret talents?

  I can do henna

• Which foreign language would you like to learn?

  Urdu

• What is your favorite way to move your body?

  Stretching, yoga or running