About Atena
Atena Moussavi is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with six years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, and those coping with life changes. Her style focuses on building trust so clients can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings.
She works with concerns such as depression, low self-esteem, motivation, and family conflict. Atena also supports people struggling with attachment issues, communication problems, impulsivity, and social anxiety or phobia.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify small, manageable steps that reduce daily stress and build confidence. Atena favors a practical, down-to-earth approach in sessions. She listens without judgment and helps clients set realistic goals.
Together they try different ways of handling difficult moments and practice skills that can be used between appointments. Clients can expect conversations that focus on what matters to them now. Atena encourages self-compassion and clearer communication with others.
Her work often centers on improving coping skills and increasing a person’s sense of control over their life. People seeking a supportive therapist for anxiety, stress, or life transitions can work with her to develop tools that fit their daily routines. The process is steady and collaborative, with attention to both small wins and longer-term change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Two evidence-based techniques often used in anxiety and stress work are practical skills training and talk-based problem solving. Practical skills training teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping strategies to manage panic or intense worry and to handle day-to-day stress. Talk-based problem solving focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behavior, improving communication, and creating clear plans for change when life feels overwhelming.Another helpful approach is working on attachment and relationship patterns. This looks at how past relationships affect current trust and closeness, and it teaches new ways to ask for needs and set boundaries. That work can reduce loneliness and make social situations feel less threatening.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and comfort levels. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer ongoing support between sessions and shorter check-ins when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to get help around work, school, or caregiving commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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