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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Mahroo
Mahroo Moshari is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) based in New York with 20 years of practice. She focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. She also addresses grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions.
Mahroo works in a multicultural framework and pays attention to cultural background and migration experiences. She helps people who grew up in collectivist or individualist cultures and those who feel their feelings were dismissed by cultural stigma. Sessions often cover identity confusion, social anxiety, and struggles that come from acculturation.
Her approach blends client-centered methods with cognitive and emotionally-focused techniques. She uses straightforward skills training, problem-solving, and practical coping strategies. Clients learn to notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and improve day-to-day communication.
She places emphasis on building self-awareness and stronger relationship habits. Therapy often includes exercises to manage panic, reduce depressive thinking, and improve sleep and anger control. Her work also covers specific concerns such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, body image, ADHD, and blended family issues.
Mahroo aims to help people harmonize relationships through clearer communication and healthier boundaries. She introduces tools for handling work stress, career decisions, and compassion fatigue. Sessions combine direct feedback with supportive discussion to create usable steps between meetings.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s lived experience. It helps people feel heard and supports self-directed change by reflecting feelings and priorities in simple, everyday language.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to challenge negative thoughts, reduce anxiety and depression, and change behaviors that get in the way of parenting or work.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotional patterns that affect relationships. It can be useful for improving communication, handling intimacy issues, and repairing recurring conflicts.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what actually helps. Sessions combine practical exercises with discussion so progress is clear and usable between meetings.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Discussing formats during the initial steps will clarify which session types are possible. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can focus on applying new skills at home.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Italian, Persian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting issues does she address?
She focuses on parenting stress, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and communication problems within households.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical CBT and emotionally-focused techniques to improve communication and coping skills.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Can she work with clients in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English, Italian, and Persian.
Does she see international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.