Mitra Shahryary, LCSW, CSW, LICSW

Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She brings 14 years of experience and aims to create a space where clients can speak openly and without judgment. She encourages practical steps toward greater confidence and day-to-day coping skills.

Her work often focuses on relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting and family questions, sleeping problems, and career stress. Mitra also supports people managing ADHD, anger, or the fallout from separation and divorce. She pays attention to attachment patterns and issues that come from abandonment or adoption and foster care backgrounds.

Mitra blends several approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. She uses Attachment-Based methods to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques help people set realistic goals and notice small changes.

She is licensed in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Colorado and works within the limits of those licensing rules. Sessions are conducted in English. Mitra does not provide documentation such as letters or reports attesting to diagnosis or fitness for legal or administrative purposes.

To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. The therapist notes that subscription payments can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location and scheduling factors.

How Mitra’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns and emotional responses. Online sessions can be a place to notice those patterns and practice new ways of connecting and communicating with others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In remote sessions, this often means setting small, practical homework tasks and reviewing them together to build skills for anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Changes are paced to what feels manageable and useful for the client.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. It can also let people use video or audio in ways that fit their day-to-day routine while focusing on practical steps and symptom relief.