Samayra Tavakoli

Samayra Tavakoli is a licensed professional counselor in Oklahoma with 13 years of clinical and academic experience. She works alongside people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship challenges, and issues related to self esteem and body image. Her practice also addresses parenting, career concerns, eating and food-related issues, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. She emphasizes collaboration and active engagement in session work and homework tasks to support progress toward personal goals.

Samayra creates an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment. She encourages clients who are motivated and willing to be challenged to take steps outside their comfort zones. In addition to direct clinical work, she serves as a behavioral health science professor, which informs her interest in both continuing learning and educating others. Her approach integrates methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered practice to match each person’s needs. Samayra accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.