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Dr. Badiee is a licensed psychologist with over 13 years of experience and a professor who has taught over 80 classes. She has published 9 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conducted 68 presentations, workshops, and events. Her work centers people who are marginalized due to their race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.
Dr. Badiee is a…
Psychologist, Scholar, Educator, and Practitioner of Polyamory
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Dr. Badiee has provided psychotherapy to polyamorous clients for over a decade.
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Dr. Badiee published a scientific manuscript with Evita Sawyers entitled Black Queer Femme and Non-Binary Individuals’ Polyamory: An Act of Liberation in the journal Sexualities. Dr. Badiee wrote a chapter on polyamory in 2016 for the Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family and Couples Counseling, edited by J. Carlson and S. B. Dermer.
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Dr. Badiee has presented interactive workshops, presentations, and educational trainings on polyamory to a wide variety of audiences.
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Dr. Badiee was polyamorous before she had the words to describe it. She has been officially polyamorous since 2011. Here are her incredible life partners.
Dr. Badiee with her incredible life partners
Who is Dr Badiee?From immigrant to doctor
Manijeh Badiee, pronouns she/her(s) is an Iranian immigrant, femme, bisexual/queer, polyamorous, cisgender woman with ADHD.
Dr. Badiee was born in Iran, attended kindergarten in Germany, and grew up in Texas. She earned an MA degree in counseling and PhD in counseling psychology. She integrates science while trying to improve it. She aims to take accountability for mistakes, remain aware of her privileges, and exert them for good. Dr. Badiee enjoys dancing, coloring, hiking, spending quality time with loved ones, and cuddling with her dogs.
She recharges in solitude and nature, although she loves a party! She tries to stay present, grateful, and bold. She battles a harsh inner critic but has aimed to be kinder to herself in recent years.
I strive for authenticity in myself and others.
Liberation through Relationships
Based on relational-cultural therapy and McAloney and Long’s (2021) definition of liberationships in higher education, Dr. Badiee defines personal liberationships as:
Meaningful
Mutually empathic & empowering
Acknowledging and confronting systemic factors
Emboldening all parties to be more authentic & freer