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Shatha Atiya

Calm, practical support for family challenges

Credentials
FL Psychologist PY7737
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English, Arabic
Format
Online sessions

About Shatha

Shatha Atiya is a licensed Florida psychologist with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and family concerns. She focuses on practical support for self-esteem, motivation, and confidence. Her work also includes mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and attention-related concerns like trouble concentrating and memory problems.

Sessions are offered in English and Arabic. She creates a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters to them.

Background and approach

Conversations focus on clear goals and small steps that can make daily life easier. She listens for the patterns behind habits and reactions and helps people try new ways of coping. Her practice addresses a range of relationship and personality issues including codependency, communication problems, and family of origin concerns.

She also supports people facing separation and divorce, immigration stress, feelings of emptiness, and isolation. Panic symptoms, dissociation, and difficulties tied to dependent or avoidant personality traits are also part of her experience. Over her career she has worked to keep therapy practical and focused.

That means making tools people can use between sessions, and adjusting plans when something isn’t working. She explains steps simply and checks in often on progress. For those who prefer remote care, she offers multiple online formats.

The initial step is completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to availability. Shatha aims to help people move forward at a manageable pace.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit family life

Shatha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach she relies on helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer ways to see problems; this approach is useful for anxiety, panic, and low self-esteem. Another approach focuses on routines and small behavioral steps to improve concentration, mood, and daily functioning, which can help with attention difficulties and bipolar mood management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they try strategies, assess how they work, and adjust the plan when needed so therapy stays useful and realistic.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility around busy family schedules. These formats make it easier to fit regular meetings into work, childcare, or school routines and to check in between appointments when needed. Many people find the variety of formats helps them keep momentum while adapting therapy to daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family problems, and self-esteem difficulties. She also addresses bipolar disorder, ADHD-related concentration problems, and panic symptoms.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and useful tools to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a variety of mood, attention, and family concerns.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Florida Psychologist, license PY7737, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic, and she is available to work with international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Arabic

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