Khadeeja Mirza, LCSW - Therapist in California

About Khadeeja

Khadeeja Mirza is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and parenting concerns. She draws on nine years of practice in California to offer steady, practical support. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can change next.

Khadeeja aims to make sessions simple and direct. She listens without judgment and helps clients name patterns that cause pain. Together they set small, doable steps to test new ways of coping.

Background and approach

Her work often combines thinking-about patterns and practical skills. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change.

She also incorporates psychodynamic ideas to notice how past experiences shape current feelings. Trauma-focused methods are used when past hurt is getting in the way of day-to-day life. Khadeeja pays attention to family and parenting stresses and to issues like addiction, grief, cultural concerns, and career strain.

She also supports people dealing with adoption or foster care topics and immigration-related worries. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist availability.

Approaches that fit online family and parenting work

Khadeeja commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused methods in her online practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot thoughts that fuel anxiety or low mood and teaches practical skills to test and change those thoughts. Motivational interviewing is a conversation style that supports readiness for change when someone feels uncertain or stuck. Trauma-focused therapy addresses the impact of past hurt and teaches ways to reduce its hold on daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Khadeeja will work with each person to understand needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that match those priorities. She pays attention to what helps in early sessions and adjusts the plan as needed.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions remove the need for travel, and live chat or text messaging can offer shorter check-ins or support between meetings. These options aim to increase flexibility and make consistent care more practical for people juggling work and family responsibilities.

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.

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.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Khadeeja address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and a range of related issues such as addiction, trauma, self-esteem, and career strain.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and compassionate, focusing on listening, naming unhelpful patterns, and setting small practical steps toward change.

What background and experience does she bring?

She holds nine years of clinical experience working in California and draws on both skill-building and exploratory methods in therapy.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - with California license CA LCSW 101027 and practices in California.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I begin the process?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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