- Attachment-informed
- Goal oriented
- Trauma aware
About Mitra
Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and low self-esteem. She brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and encourages honest conversations about feelings and choices. Her approach aims to help clients take the first steps toward clearer goals and more satisfying day-to-day life.
Mitra holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and has 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people on issues such as relationship concerns, intimacy-related challenges, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and career stress. Codependency and attachment-related worries are also among the topics she addresses.
Her work focuses on building a trusting space where clients can talk without judgment. Mitra combines methods that help people understand patterns and try practical changes. She uses tools to gently address trauma and to support motivation and problem solving.
Sessions often explore how past attachments affect current relationships and choices. Mitra also uses cognitive strategies to spot unhelpful thoughts and replace them with manageable alternatives. When motivation is low, she applies brief, goal-focused techniques to get clients moving toward what matters to them.
Because of licensing rules, Mitra sees clients who live in Virginia, the District of Columbia, or Colorado. She meets people where they are and helps them figure out realistic next steps. The first session is usually about clarifying goals and planning a path forward.
How Mitra’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people see how past bonds affect trust, closeness, and boundaries in adult relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of trauma by carefully working through painful memories and building coping skills to manage triggers and reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mitra will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on patterns from attachment, on thought-work with CBT, or on trauma-focused strategies, and they adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, for example by shortening travel time, allowing quick check-ins during a workday break, or avoiding camera use when that helps someone concentrate. These practical benefits can help maintain consistency while working on stress, relationship patterns, codependency, grief, and other concerns.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Colorado, District of Columbia, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mitra commonly address?
Mitra helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career stress, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Her additional focus areas include codependency, attachment issues, and related relationship patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space and blends practical techniques with attentive listening. Sessions tend to mix understanding past patterns with concrete steps to change everyday behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mitra has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns. That background informs both short-term problem solving and longer work on deeper issues.
What credentials and region are on her profile?
She is listed with the credentials LCSW, CSW, and LICSW and practices in Virginia. Licensing also covers the District of Columbia and Colorado for her work.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people who reside in the regions noted by her licensing.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the clinician and the region.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. The initial meeting typically clarifies goals and next steps.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.