About Isabella
Isabella Sarkissian-Ourkhan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She helps clients facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making change feel possible step by step.
She creates an open space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit daily life, like clearer communication and small behavior changes.
Background and approach
She guides clients toward routines and skills that reduce overwhelm and build confidence. Isabella draws on evidence-based techniques to tailor care to each person. She listens for what’s getting in the way and helps clients try new ways of reacting and relating.
Over time this can reduce anxiety and lift mood. Her work often addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, and social anxiety or phobia. She also helps people explore life purpose, forgiveness, and self-love when those topics come up.
Isabella practices in California and offers sessions in English. She encourages anyone who feels stuck to take a small first step toward support and to name one concrete change they want to try.
How evidence-based approaches work in online therapy
Isabella uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and behavior change. One approach teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and stress management, such as breathing, grounding, and breaking tasks into smaller steps; these tools help when symptoms feel overwhelming. Another approach targets patterns in relationships and communication, helping people notice unhelpful interaction habits and practice new ways of speaking and setting boundaries to improve connection and reduce conflict.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Isabella collaborates with each person to identify goals and tries methods that match their needs and preferences. She adjusts pacing and techniques as progress is made, so the plan evolves with the client's experience.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet without travel. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while maintaining continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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