About Afsheen
Afsheen Izadi is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 11 years of clinical experience in California. He helps people who are struggling with stress and anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship troubles, and issues related to LGBT identity. He aims to create a calm setting where clients can speak openly and be heard without judgment.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about what is causing distress and practical steps to feel better.
Background and approach
Afsheen uses approaches that help people notice patterns, practice new skills, and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions are direct but compassionate, with an emphasis on small, workable changes. He also works with people navigating sexual subcultures like BDSM and kink, and with concerns such as codependency, commitment doubts, and infidelity.
Other areas include life transitions, midlife questions, loneliness, hoarding, and the effects of domestic violence or divorce. He brings experience supporting those with disruptive mood patterns and veteran-related issues. Afsheen draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's goals.
He incorporates cognitive behavioral tools to identify thinking patterns and dialectical behavior strategies to manage strong emotions. Mindfulness practices and emotionally-focused exercises are used to build self-awareness and repair important relationships. Beginning therapy can feel hard, and Afsheen recognizes that first step takes courage.
He works collaboratively to set clear goals and practical steps so people leave sessions with tools they can use between meetings.
Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities, giving space to talk through feelings while the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach helps people who need validation and a collaborative space to find solutions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises to reduce anxious thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going, which can be helpful for stress and anxiety concerns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving how people relate to others. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better interpersonal communication.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit a person's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps make sessions feel useful and tailored to each person.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions when video is not practical, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, accommodate lower bandwidth or camera-free needs, and maintain momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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