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LCSW, CSW, LICSW

Mitra Shahryary, LCSW, CSW, LICSW

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Mitra

Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker who offers supportive, practical care for people managing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and ADHD.

Background and approach

With 14 years of clinical experience and licenses in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Colorado, she focuses on helping clients build confidence, improve coping, and move toward goals they find meaningful. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental atmosphere where emotions and struggles can be explored openly.

Mitra draws on evidence-informed approaches to tailor work to each person’s needs, helping clients address issues such as sleep difficulties, parenting strain, career transitions, anger, and complex attachment or abandonment histories. She also supports those navigating divorce and blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiving challenges.

Her practice aims to empower clients to make changes at a pace that fits them while offering concrete strategies for day-to-day improvement. Clients looking to start therapy complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

Mitra practices in Virginia and provides services through formats that include video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her listed credentials are LCSW, CSW, and LICSW.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care



Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and managing emotions; it can help people understand and reshape patterns that affect intimacy, communication, and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or concentration problems. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to the ways traumatic experiences affect daily functioning and offers structured strategies to reduce symptoms and build coping resources.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they want to address, adjusting the plan as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps ensure treatment feels relevant and doable.

Online therapy with this clinician uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and scheduling flexibility. These formats allow work to continue around busy lives, during transitions, or when in-person sessions are not practical, while still providing regular, licensed professional care and practical tools for everyday challenges.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Mitra works with many common and complex issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, self-esteem and ADHD among other areas listed in her specialties.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
Her approach emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental environment and uses evidence-informed methods to help clients build coping skills and make tangible changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns across clinical settings.
Which credentials and location apply to this clinician?
She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices in Virginia; licensing details include CO LCSW CSW.09928761 and DC LICSW LC50081461.
Are services available in languages other than English or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what session formats does she meet with clients?
She provides sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
What are the costs and billing arrangements?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone get started working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Colorado, District of Columbia, Virginia

Languages

English