Rohini Vira, Ph.D, LMFT, EFT
Education and Experience across 22 years:
- Ph.D. from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in Marriage and Family Therapy. Offered individual, couples and family therapy at the university’s Couple and Family Therapy Clinic. Dissertation topic- “Cross-cultural study on HIV-positive men on disclosure, perceived social support and psychological well-being: Implications for marriage and family therapist.”
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- Pre-doctoral internship Couples and Family Therapy program at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Taught and supervised masters-level students. Offered couples and family therapy at the university’s Family Therapy Center.
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- Clinician at the Department of Veteran Affairs in Eugene, Oregon treating relationship distress, mood disorders, and PTSD among war veterans.
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- Clinician at Development Centers, Detroit, Michigan. Provided crisis intervention and psychotherapy to clients with chronic mental issues, sexual and physical abuse, chemical dependency and anger management related issues at a community mental health agency.
- Private practice since 2007. Besides working with individuals and families on a wide-range of issues, specialize in multiple couples’ treatment modalities such as Imago Relational and Emotionally Focused Therapies.
Licenses
- New Jersey MFT License- (ID# 37FI00167000)
- New York MFT License (ID#000677)
- In the past, have held MFT License in the following States: Ohio, Washington,
Georgia, and Michigan
Advance Trainings
- IMAGO Basic Clinical Training Fact A, 2012, New York, NY
- IMAGO Basic Clinical Training Fact B, 2012, New York, NY
- Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, 2019, New York
- Core Skills Advance Training in Emotionally Focused Therapy from ICEEFT, 2023,
New York
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- New Jersey Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (NJAMT)
- The International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
Clients testimonials...
“Words cannot express how grateful I feel to have had you in our lives. Dinner with Dr. Vira will be missed. You’ve helped me find the tools to help myself become my own Wonder Woman. Thank you, thank you very much. You will forever be remembered dearly.”
Artist, 27 years (client was provided individual and couple’s therapy. She referred to ‘dinner’ as a metaphor for sessions with her partner).
“We were in the brink of divorce. I was such a lively person but after marriage, I went into a shell and didn’t want to be around him. He was so dominating…controlling. I started getting flashbacks of what happened to me as a child… Rohini helped us understand what was going on how we were hurting each other. Brought love back in our lives. Thank you…”
Couple married for 3 years, 32-35 years.
“Dr. Rohini Vira has been a great help to me as regards my anger outbursts. She has urged me to devise alternative ways to express my ideas and feelings so that I don’t have to use anger. She has helped me overcome fear and anxiety as an important part of this process. She knows that a great antidote to negativity is the development of a life that has meaning and she has helped me address this aspect of life. I have tried many therapists for the past 30 years and she has been the most helpful.”
62 years adult male client.
“My 16-year-old son was always in trouble in school. Being a single mom, it was very difficult for me to monitor everything he did. We went to Dr. Vira when he was expelled from his school. I couldn’t understand what I was doing wrong. In therapy, I realized how much he missed me. Before my divorce, I was always there for him…divorce changed everything. I can now be a mom for my son and he knows I’m always there for him when he needs to talk. I really couldn’t have done it without Dr. Vira. We’ll be grateful forever.”