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About Mitra

Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and ADHD-related concerns. She builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can share what’s on their mind and begin to make manageable changes. Her approach is practical and supportive, aimed at helping people take the next step toward feeling better.

Mitra focuses on day-to-day coping skills and clearer routines that can ease overwhelm.

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Background and approach

She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that shift how they respond. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and connections. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events keep showing up in daily life, with careful pacing so people stay in control of what they address.

Motivational interviewing supports changing habits by helping people find their own reasons to try something different. Solution-focused techniques keep sessions goal-oriented and practical, with simple steps to try between meetings. Mitra holds licenses as LCSW, CSW, and LICSW and practices with attention to local licensing rules.

She works with people who live in Virginia as well as in jurisdictions where her credentials allow practice. Sessions are geared toward building skills that fit into busy family and work schedules. She aims to be a steady, encouraging presence while clients test new ways of handling stress, relationships, parenting challenges, and life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Mitra uses this approach to help people understand why they react the way they do in close connections and to practice different ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions she helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts, test new responses, and build routines that reduce anxiety, improve focus for ADHD-related struggles, and lift mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. Mitra works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. The client’s priorities guide what is tried and when.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat works well for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options help people connect from different locations and schedules while keeping the work focused and practical.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Mitra works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, career transitions, and ADHD among other life challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining clear skill-building with space to talk through feelings. Sessions often include tasks to try between meetings and a focus on small, achievable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working in social work and clinical settings.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices with attention to licensing rules in Virginia and other jurisdictions where her licenses apply.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
Colorado, District of Columbia, Virginia
Languages
English

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