Integrating Eastern and Western psychology/ healing traditions
Psychotherapy / Mindfulness/ Yoga / Workshops / Consultations
Dr. Sandra Mattar
About
I am a trauma psychologist and a Clinical Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine (Psychiatry)/ Boston Medical Center.
I am a licensed psychologist with more than 25 years of clinical and teaching experience combined. I am a founding member of the Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA).
My clinical and research interests are on the intersection of psychological trauma and culture; immigrants and refugee mental health; mental health disparities; multicultural and international psychology; somatic therapies, and mindfulness and spirituality. I am currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Psychological Trauma.
I am bilingual in English and Spanish and speak conversational Arabic and French. I hold a Yoga Teacher certification (CYT500), I am a graduate of the Triyana Buddhist Studies program, and a one-year course in Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan Medicine). My spiritual teachers are Kenpo Lama Migmar Tseten (Buddhist Chaplain at Harvard University) and Kevan Gale (Stil Yoga)
PSYCHOtherapy
I bring together a unique training combination of Western psychology and Eastern yogic, Tibetan Medicine and Buddhist traditions. All of these give me a unique and holistic understanding of the client’s life challenges. I am also trained as a multicultural psychologist
MINDFULNESS & yoga
I integrate my trauma psychology training with yogic and Buddhist psychology techniques and philosophies. I help you develop mindful breathing and meditation skills that bring you into the present moment I also offer yoga asanas (Vinyasa flow) based on Fluid Yoga sequencing to help integrate mind and body and improve overall wellbeing.
WORKSHOPS
Trainings combine an evidence-based trauma-informed clinical approach with yogic philosophies and Buddhist Psychologies. These trainings provide you with tools to understand and manage your somatic, cognitive and behavioral reactions to trauma.
CONSULTATIONS
I offer individual clinical supervision and a variety of consultation services
to mental health professionals and others.
Why Norbu?
Norbu in Tibetan means jewel...
In a culture where the spiritual dominates the material, Norbu refers primarily to the Three Jewels; the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha whose power can free sentient beings from the clutches of cyclic existence and its never ending rebirths.
We all have an inner jewel which is hidden from us due to multiple life events. Discovering this jewel leads to liberation from suffering
