Ahou Vaziri Line

Ahou Vaziri Line joined the university as a Research Assistant Professor following completion of her Ph.D. from the University of North Texas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified School Counselor, and a Registered Play Therapist. Ahou’s career began as a middle school English teacher where she grew passionate about the social and emotional needs of her students and their families, thus, she pivoted toward a career in mental health. Ahou’s clinical experience includes work in private practice, university clinical settings, school counseling, and providing play therapy within the schools. Ahou’s research interests include school-based mental health services, best practices in supporting parents in play therapy, clinical work with Middle Eastern children and families, as well as other multicultural implications of practice. Ahou is committed to research that is clinically focused and developing resources that improve clinical practice.

Line, A. V., Lenz, A. S., Warwick, L., Branch, M., &Lemberger-Truelove, M. E. (2023). A meta-analysis of parent-inclusive child therapy interventions for decreasing symptomatology. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000180

Lindo, N.A., Molina, C., Li, D., Line, A. V., Amundson, J., Opondo, H., &Werts R. (2023). Career construction with high school girls: An expressive arts group intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling.

Line, A. V. &Ray, D. C. (2023). Intake procedures for Child-Parent Relationship Therapy: Moving toward an evidence-based process. International Journal of Play Therapy, 32(2),79-94.  https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000196

Line, A. V. (2022). Cultural opportunities with Middle Eastern populations. In D. C. Ray, Y. Ogawa, &Y. Cheng (Ed.). Multicultural play therapy: Making the most of cultural opportunities with children.