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

About Mitra

Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She guides people through stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem in a calm, straightforward way. She keeps sessions simple and conversational.

She helps clients name feelings, sort through painful memories, and try small changes that can make days easier. Mitra emphasizes clear steps rather than long lectures, and she encourages steady progress over time.

Background and approach

With 14 years of experience, Mitra has worked with people facing trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions. She also supports those coping with sleep problems, anger, career pressure, and attention-related challenges such as ADHD. Her additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and separation or divorce concerns.

Mitra uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs, including Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques to set clear goals and build motivation for change. She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and is licensed to practice in Virginia as well as other U.S. jurisdictions.

Sessions are conversational and collaborative, with an emphasis on small, practical steps clients can try between meetings. Mitra aims to support people as they build stability and clearer connections in their lives.

Credentials

LCSW (Colorado): License CSW.09928761 · expires August 2027
LICSW (District of Columbia): License LC50081461 · expires August 2027
LCSW (Virginia): License 0904009965 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1487349395 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Mitra names

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Online approaches and how they help

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current relationships and emotional patterns; it can help people understand recurring relationship struggles and repair trust or closeness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits. Trauma-Focused Therapy targets reactions to past traumatic events, helping people process painful memories and learn coping strategies for flashbacks, avoidance, or hyperarousal.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about current concerns, history, and goals, then suggest one or a blend of methods. Together they set clear, achievable goals and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions let you read tone and facial cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow work to continue from where a person is during a busy week.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep trouble, parenting strain, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes including ADHD-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is conversational and goal-focused. She blends attachment-informed work with CBT and trauma-focused methods and uses practical steps people can try between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has 14 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns and has focused work in trauma, grief, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.

Which credentials and location apply to her practice?

She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices in Virginia. She is licensed in multiple U.S. jurisdictions but works with clients in Virginia according to licensing rules.

Do sessions take place in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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