About Shatha
Shatha Atiya is a Florida psychologist with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and issues with focus. She communicates plainly and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel less daunting for those seeking help. Sessions are offered in English and Arabic to reach a wider range of clients.
She focuses on everyday problems that get in the way of functioning. That includes trouble concentrating, low self-esteem, panic symptoms, and the ups and downs of bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
She also helps people sort through family problems, communication breakdowns, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Her approach centers on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. She works collaboratively with each person to set clear, practical goals.
Progress is measured in small, manageable steps rather than big promises. Over 15 years she has guided people through issues like codependency, avoidance, dissociation, and feelings of emptiness. She also supports those dealing with immigration stress, isolation, and midlife transitions.
The work often includes building routines that improve focus and daily functioning. Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Shatha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and symptom relief. One common approach emphasizes practical strategies to manage anxiety and panic, teaching breathing, grounding, and brief behavioral changes to reduce distress and improve coping. Another approach concentrates on attention and focus by helping clients build routines, break tasks into smaller steps, and use structured practice to strengthen concentration and daily organization.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and then tailor techniques that fit those priorities. Progress is tracked together and methods are adjusted when something is not working for the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller exchange is helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferable. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share brief updates or schedule-focused work between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives, whether someone needs a focused skill session, ongoing check-ins, or a place to work through family and mood concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Arabic
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