Muneerah Uqdah
Compassionate, practical support for daily challenges
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Muneerah
Muneerah Uqdah is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 14 years of clinical experience. She offers individual counseling for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and parenting challenges. Muneerah uses clear, practical strategies to help people take the first steps toward change.
Her background includes work in community mental health, juvenile justice settings, independent practice, and community health centers. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California.
Background and approach
That range of settings means she has seen many different situations and practical problems in daily life. In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. She also brings a client-centered, collaborative stance that focuses on immediate goals and manageable steps.
Conversations are direct and goal-oriented, but also warm and nonjudgmental. Muneerah helps people handle common issues like grief, relationship strain, anger, career stress, bipolar challenges, and attention difficulties. She also supports parents working through the strain of raising children and navigating parenting questions.
Her style emphasizes practical tools you can use between sessions. She will work with each person to set realistic goals and build skills for coping with life changes and setbacks. The focus is on making steady progress at a pace that feels doable.
How online therapy and CBT work together
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.In online sessions with a licensed professional, CBT can be used to set clear goals, practice new skills, and track progress between meetings. The approach is active and structured, often using short exercises and homework to build coping tools.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made and new priorities appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let conversations feel face-to-face, while phone sessions can be easier when video is difficult. Live chat and text messaging provide brief, ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and to practice skills as real situations come up.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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