Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh, LMFT

Therapist in New York

Dr.

Licensed inNew York
License000775-1
NPI 1669623344
Experience20+ years
LanguagesEnglish, Persian

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About Sahar

Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh is a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York with 20 years of practice. She focuses on people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship pain, grief, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

She also supports those dealing with attachment and abandonment wounds and the strain of blended family or caregiving roles. She works in a straightforward, collaborative way. Early sessions focus on understanding a person's story and what matters most to them.

Background and approach

From there she helps set goals that feel useful and realistic for everyday life. Her approach pulls from attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, emotionally-focused methods, and cognitive behavioral tools. That means sessions often look at patterns in relationships, how early connection shapes current reactions, and practical skills to manage thoughts and behaviors.

She uses what fits each person's needs rather than a single method. Clients may practice new ways of communicating, test small behavior changes between sessions, and learn grounding or thought-management techniques. The work aims to reduce overwhelming feelings, improve communication, and build clearer boundaries over time.

Dr. Khoshakhlagh earned a Doctor of Psychology, with a focus on couples and family therapy, after completing graduate work in applied psychology. She holds a New York LMFT and brings two decades of clinical experience to her practice, offering sessions in English and Persian.

Credentials

LMFT (New York): License 000775-1 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1669623344 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sahar lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Self esteem
LGBT
Family conflicts
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Women's issues

Approaches Sahar names

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Online support

Attachment and Emotion-Focused Help Online

Dr. Khoshakhlagh often draws on attachment-based therapy, which looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns and emotional responses; this approach can help with intimacy issues, abandonment worries, and how people connect under stress. She also uses client-centered methods that focus on listening closely and reflecting what the person says so they feel heard and can make their own choices. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when clear, practical steps are helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work together with each person to figure out which ideas and tools fit their goals and preferences, and may blend methods as needs change over time. That collaboration helps keep the work relevant to day-to-day challenges.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet the same clinical goals as in-person work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make scheduling easier around work or family commitments and let people continue therapy from wherever they are in New York, using the format that best fits their life.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, LGBT concerns, family and career stress, and compassion fatigue, plus related matters like codependency and communication problems.

What is her therapy style like?

She combines an attachment-based perspective with client-centered and emotionally focused elements, and uses cognitive behavioral techniques for practical skill-building.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist working in New York.

What credentials and location apply to this practice?

She holds a New York LMFT credential and practices out of New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Persian.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

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