with Tariq Elsaid, LMSW

Tariq Elsaid is a Psychotherapist and award winning poet with 5+ years of experience. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelors in Communications, Arts and Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Sciences and Technology, and Japanese Literature, History and Linguistics. Upon graduating, Tariq worked as a Life Coach using Motivational Interviewing (MI) to treat patients with Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia, Depression, and Anxiety towards their dreams. During this time, he also enrolled at the University of California Berkeley’s Post-Baccalaureate Program for Counseling and Psychology Professions while also engaging in an in-depth study of Near Eastern traditions, Classical Arabic, and spirituality (Mysticism) at Darul Qasim in Chicago. Tariq had the good fortune of embarking on educational and spiritual trips where he studied more of the Islamic Intellectual Tradition at places like California, Cambridge, and Turkey.

Soon thereafter, Tariq relocated to Ann Arbor Michigan to pursue a Masters in Social Work (MSW) at the University of Michigan. There, he also received a graduate certificate for Critical Translation Studies, and another in Trauma informed Practices. He was recognized for his holistic endeavors to combine the worlds of poetry, spirituality and literature with mental health and well-being. Tariq received the opportunity to work on a team of interdisciplinary professions towards furthering medical clients levels of care as a Longitudinal Interprofessional Family-based Experience (LIFE) Fellow. Tariq also received several awards for “Best Graduate Poetry” from the Hopwood Program and The University of Michigan.Since graduating with his MSW, Tariq has worked at a number Non-Profit clinics, Private Practices, and Community Wellness Centers with an extensive range of ethnically, religiously, and culturally. diverse clients who present with challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, intrusive thoughts, cultural conflict, identity crises, familial disputes, and relationship and marriage related discord.