Dr. Saimir Thano
Dr. Saimir Thano is a licensed clinical psychologist providing multiculturally-sensitive therapy for diverse individual adults, couples, and families. He has extensive experience with a wide range of psychological and psychosocial concerns including depression and anxiety, romantic relationship satisfaction, men’s issues, family and relationship conflicts, grief and loss, and life transitions. Dr. Thano emigrated from Albania to the United States during late adolescence. He completed his B.A. in Cognitive Psychology at University of California, Irvine follow by a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at California School of Professional Psychology-Aliant International University, Los Angeles. He is currently a full time Senior Staff Psychologist at UC-Irvine Counseling Center where he provides psychological services (individual, couple, family, and group therapy), outreach and consultation, and prevention/postvention services to the campus community and their stakeholders.
Dr. Thano’s previous clinical experiences include large university institutions such as California State University, Northridge and University of Southern California. He is actively involved within the American Psychological Association and currently serves as a board member for Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology). His professional engagements also include various leadership positions, consultations, teaching, training, supervision for graduate psychology students, and mentorship. In his free time Dr. Thano enjoys cooking, spending time with family and friends, exploring new hiking trails, stand-up comedy, and movies.
Dr. Thano invites you to reach out to him for a free phone consultation. He want to make sure that you are a good fit for each other and encourages you to bring any questions or concerns that you have around the process of psychotherapy. He would happily provide you with guidance and support in seeking treatment outside my areas of expertise.
Professional Engagements
Thano, S. & Hsia, J., (2019, August). Social Justice Conversations in Daily Life: Personal, Professional, and Institutional Considerations. Symposium presented at APA Conference, Chicago, IL.
Thano, S. & Hsia, J. (2019, January). Empowering Trainees of Color through Teaching, Supervision, and Research. Symposium presented at National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.
Thano, S., (2018, May). Suicidal Risk Assessment: Improving Clinical Practice. 2 CE Units presented for CHE Health Services Training Workshop, Los Angeles, CA.
Edwards, N., Silver, S., & Thano, S., (2017, October). A mile in His Shoes: Recognizing Unvoiced Needs of college Men in Therapy. Presented at the OCCDHE Conference, Pismo Beach, CA.
Thano, S., Pahwa, K., (2016, October). Step-Up Against Microaggression. Presented at the OCCDHE Conference, Pismo Beach, CA, October 2016.
Thano, S., (2015, August). Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, and Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Among Albanians Living in the United States. Poster presented at APA Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Thano, S., Pahwa, K. (2015, May) Step-Up Against Microaggression. Symposium presented at Reclaim Mental Health Conference, Irvine, CA
Thano, S., Moini, S. (2014, August) Embracing the New Family Norm: What Therapists Need to Know for Effective Treatment. Symposium presented at APA Conference, Washington, D.C.
Moini, S., Thano, S. (2014, April). Modern Stepfamilies: Living in Multicultural and Interracial Households. Poster presented at the California Psychological Association Conference, Monterey, CA.
Thano, S., Moini, S. (2014, April). Effective Therapy With Multicultural Stepfamilies. Symposium presented at The 1st Annual Family, Child, and Couple Conference of Southern California, Alhambra, California.
Thano, S. (2013, April). Acculturation, acculturative stress, and romantic relationship satisfaction among Albanian Americans. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, HI.
