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Atiya Moore

Support for parents and family challenges

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Credentials
MD, LCSW-C
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Atiya

Atiya Moore is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns among a wide range of emotional and life struggles. She brings more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health and works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship pain, trauma, depression, addiction, and questions around identity and intimacy.

Atiya writes plainly and meets clients where they are to begin practical change. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward.

Background and approach

Sessions often include mindfulness and acceptance practices alongside cognitive-behavioral skills. She uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and from emotionally focused methods to improve connection. The work can include coaching-style steps to move past self-doubt and self-sabotage.

Atiya has trained in both medical and social work perspectives, holding an MD and a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical. She has applied this background across a range of behavioral health settings over two decades, helping people navigate trauma recovery, grief, parenting challenges, and addiction-related issues. She also draws on less traditional tools at times, like somatic practices and therapeutic gardening.

Sessions are delivered in English and are available to clients in Maryland and internationally. Communication formats include video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

People who want clear steps and honest feedback often find this style useful. To begin, a short questionnaire and a scheduling step match clients with the best times and format for ongoing work.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward values-based actions; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior through practical exercises and homework; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness through structured skills practice useful for intense emotions and relationship struggles.

The therapist treats finding the right approach as a team effort. Together with the client she reviews goals, tries methods, and adjusts strategies based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits each person's needs and preferences.

Online formats bring practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work from home, phone sessions offer a simpler audio option, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins or homework prompts between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to keep momentum while working toward change.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Atiya address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting matters, grief, self-esteem, and several other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and plainspoken. Sessions combine skills training, acceptance-based practices, and direct coaching to help people make practical changes.
What is her professional background?
Atiya has over 20 years working in behavioral health settings. That experience includes trauma recovery, sexual health recovery, and a range of clinical roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical with license MD LCSW-C 23501 in Maryland.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or across borders?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Maryland
Languages
English

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