Farduus Y. Ahmed, MSW, ST, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz and the Clinical Director of the CU Medicine Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Program. She is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist specializing in trauma and mental health among immigrant and refugee communities.

Ms. Ahmed is also the founder of International Survivors and Families Empowered (iSAFE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of gender-based violence, including Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). Her work is grounded in culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and community-centered approaches that address a broad range of concerns, including war-related trauma, forced migration, post-resettlement and acculturation stress, anxiety, depression, and cultural adjustment. Her work also extends to deeply sensitive issues such as gender-based violence, domestic violence, sexual dysfunction, family and relationship conflict shaped by cultural values, intergenerational trauma, attachment disruptions, ethnic-cultural identity concerns, and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). Through her clinical work, teaching, research, and advocacy, she advances community-centered mental health care and promotes healing, empowerment, and health equity for immigrant and refugee populations