Fatima Mehmood, LMHC - Therapist in New York

About Fatima

Fatima Mehmood is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She brings five years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, parenting, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Fatima uses clear, practical steps in sessions so people leave with something they can try right away.

Her style is calm and straightforward. She asks questions to clarify priorities and helps clients set small, realistic goals. Sessions often include short exercises, problem-solving, and reflection on patterns that keep problems repeating.

Background and approach

Fatima draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help change unhelpful thoughts and reduce overwhelm. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support decision making and Psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring relationship patterns. She pays attention to cultural background and how identity shapes stress and coping.

That perspective shows up when talking through challenges like guilt, shame, body image, or isolation. Practical tools and steady support are central to her work. People can expect a mix of short-term strategies and deeper reflection, tailored to what each person says they need.

Therapeutic tools and online flexibility

Fatima commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Mindfulness Therapy adds simple attention and breathing practices to help calm the body and increase awareness of moment-to-moment reactions.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing when clients are weighing choices or trying to make lasting changes. That approach uses gentle questions to clarify values and strengthen motivation rather than push for quick fixes. Together these methods offer both short-term coping tools and ways to unpack longer-standing patterns.

Finding the right combination is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to pick approaches that match their goals, comfort level, and life demands. Over a few sessions they will adapt methods based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue work between meetings. Many clients appreciate being able to use brief messages or chat to check in on homework or get quick support while using video or phone for deeper conversations.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Fatima address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, compassion fatigue, and career challenges, plus related areas such as self-esteem, body image, and panic attacks.

How does she approach therapy?

Her style is practical and collaborative, using clear exercises, goal setting, and conversation to identify patterns and try new ways of coping.

What is her clinical background?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with five years of experience working with issues like life transitions, multicultural concerns, and trauma and abuse.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

Fatima holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in New York with registration NY LMHC 012524.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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