“Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.”

Jila Behnad is an Iranian-American Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who graduated from JFK University.

She is an adjunct Faculty at Palo Alto University, teaching Emotionally Focus Therapy to master-level students.

Jila is certified by the International Center of Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) as a Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor. She is also trained in EMDR, CBT, ACT, and DBT.

Jila Behnad is CEO and Founder of Raha Foundation. Raha is a non-profit mental health organization in Northern California:

www.RahaFoundation.org

Jila is also the director of the Iranian EFT Community, the only ICEEFT-affiliated community in Iran:

www.ireft.com/en/

In her private practice, Jila works with individuals and couples struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, marriage, and relationship problems.

Jila loves her job and believes the secret of happiness is in helping others. She hopes people can embrace their most basic universal human attachment needs without fear of persecution or marginalization as a result of religion, race, ethnic or national origin, sexual/affectional orientation and preferences, gender expression, family structure, age, class, mental health, physical character or disability.

In 2020, Jila received the John Douglas Award from Dr. Sue Johnson for her efforts in helping grow EFT.