Mitra Shahryary, LCSW, CSW, LICSW - Therapist in Virginia

About Mitra

Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and issues with self-esteem. She brings 14 years of clinical experience and works in a straightforward, supportive way. Sessions are meant to be a place to talk openly and begin practical changes.

Her approach emphasizes respect and nonjudgmental listening. Mitra uses a mix of therapies to fit each person's needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and Trauma-Focused Therapy to address painful or frightening experiences.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing supports readiness to change, especially when motivation feels stuck. She is licensed in multiple jurisdictions - LCSW and LICSW credentials are held, and she practices with consideration of licensure rules.

Sessions are offered to people in Virginia and are conducted in English. Therapy is practical and goal-oriented, with room for emotional processing and skill building. Mitra aims to help clients develop clearer coping skills for sleep, anger, parenting stresses, career shifts, and life transitions.

She also addresses concerns like attachment difficulties, blended family situations, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and aging or caregiver stress. The work often combines short-term problem solving with deeper trauma-informed care. People who reach out can expect a collaborative plan that matches their goals and pace.

The tone in sessions is warm, direct, and focused on usable steps toward relief and better functioning.

How Mitra’s approaches translate to online care

Mitra commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions this can include simple homework, thought records, and skill practice that clients can do between meetings. Trauma-Focused Therapy is also a central part of her work and focuses on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic memories while building coping skills for distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mitra will work with each person to decide whether CBT, trauma-focused work, motivational interviewing, or a solution-focused plan best fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. The plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses to match changes in priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins or between-session problem solving. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into work, parenting, and daily routines while still using the therapist’s chosen methods in a workable format.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Mitra address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, anger, career shifts, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, attachment and communication problems, and divorce and separation.

What style of therapy can I expect?

Sessions blend practical, skills-focused work with trauma-informed care. Mitra uses approaches like CBT to change unhelpful thoughts and Trauma-Focused Therapy to process painful memories, combined with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques as needed.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical social work settings and with a range of concerns related to stress, trauma, and life transitions.

Which credentials and locations apply?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Virginia. Licensing details include CO LCSW CSW.09928761 and DC LICSW LC50081461 as provided.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

International clients are not accepted. Services are provided according to applicable licensing rules and geographic limitations.

How are sessions delivered and how does cost work?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 14 years
Licensed: Colorado, District of Columbia, Virginia
Languages: English

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