About Nora Roostaie
My road to becoming a therapist…
I’ve always been drawn to understanding people — their relationships, the patterns they find themselves repeating, and the experiences that shape how they see themselves and connect with others.
That curiosity initially led me to earn my Master’s degree in Counseling. But like many people, my career didn’t follow a perfectly straight line. I ultimately spent many years working in demanding professional environments, building a successful corporate career while gaining firsthand insight into the pressure, expectations, and challenges that can accompany high-achieving professional life.
Over time, I found myself returning to the work that had always felt most meaningful to me: helping people navigate relationships, life transitions, and the parts of themselves they may have lost touch with along the way. Choosing to leave the corporate world and return to the mental health field was a significant transition of my own — one that deepened my appreciation for how much courage it can take to make a change, even when you know something in your life is no longer working.
Today, I bring both my clinical training and real-world experience into the therapy room. I believe therapy should be a space where you can show up as your whole self — without judgment, without having to have everything figured out, and without feeling like you need to perform or say the “right” thing.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and relationship-focused. I’m especially interested in helping clients better understand the patterns underlying their emotions and relationships, develop greater self-awareness, and create meaningful change that extends beyond the therapy room.
I specialize in working with…
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- Individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges, communication difficulties, disconnection, and patterns that seem to keep repeating
- Families looking to improve communication, work through conflict, navigate changing family dynamics, and feel more connected
- Clients who want to better understand their family-of-origin dynamics and how earlier experiences may still be influencing their relationships, emotions, and choices today
- Adolescents and young adults navigating anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, school or life transitions, and family challenges
- Individuals struggling with anxiety, self-esteem, boundaries, or relationship concerns
- Adults going through major life transitions, including career changes, divorce or relationship endings, and those moments when you’re trying to figure out what comes next
- Professionals experiencing corporate burnout, chronic stress, perfectionism, work-life imbalance, or the feeling that life looks successful on paper but doesn’t necessarily feel that way
I also believe you don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis to come to therapy. Sometimes there’s simply a feeling that something in your life, your relationships, or even within yourself isn’t working the way you want it to anymore. Therapy can be a place to get curious about that, understand yourself more deeply, and figure out what you want to do differently.
When I’m not working as a therapist…
I love traveling and experiencing new cultures, finding great restaurants and coffee shops, and staying active through strength training and pilates. Spending time with family and friends is also really important to me. I’m naturally curious and love discovering somewhere new — whether that’s traveling across the world or finding a hidden gem right here at home.
I am currently accepting new clients. To schedule with me, contact us at nora@wholelifepriorities.com or call (512) 831-7676.