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Saila Akhtar, LMHC

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Saila

Saila Akhtar is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people managing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, relationship concerns, grief, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings eight years of professional experience and a compassionate, collaborative outlook to each client interaction, tailoring conversations and plans to individual needs. Located in Florida, she works with clients facing addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting and family difficulties, career pressures, and self-esteem or intimacy-related issues.

Her counseling style emphasizes building strong rapport and maintaining respectful, sensitive dialogue so clients can explore difficult topics openly. Saila integrates client-centered principles with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies, adapting techniques from existential and Jungian perspectives when they fit the client's goals.

This flexible mix supports skill-building for everyday coping as well as deeper work on identity, meaning, and interpersonal patterns. Clients seeking practical tools for managing symptoms as well as a thoughtful space for personal growth may find her approach well suited to their needs.

She communicates in English and conducts sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging under the LMHC credential.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship where the client leads discussion and the therapist provides support, helping with self-understanding and personal growth. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as progress and needs evolve so treatment stays relevant and client-centered.

Online sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity when schedules or circumstances change. These formats offer flexibility in how and when people connect with a licensed professional, supporting consistent access to tools, skill practice, and therapeutic conversation regardless of location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Saila works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting issues, and career challenges.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is interactive and client-centered, blending cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques with existential and Jungian ideas so interventions match a client's goals and preferences.
How many years has she practiced?
She has eight years of professional experience working with diverse clinical concerns and client situations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LMHC credential with license details FL LMHC MH18925 and NY LMHC 008338, and her practice is based in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees handled and what does therapy cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with her?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

New York, Florida

Languages

English

What Saila can help with

Saila Akhtar works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem.

Saila works with at risk children and their families.

Saila works with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression and anxiety.

How Saila approaches therapy

Saila's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Experience and training

Saila is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.