About Sanaz
Sanaz Motamedi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with two decades of clinical experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and works with those struggling with depression and the aftermath of trauma and abuse. Sanaz aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where clients can begin to talk about hard things.
She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person. Sessions address relationship concerns, communication problems, and issues around self-esteem and confidence.
Background and approach
Sanaz also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and feelings of isolation. Sessions are practical and paced to each person's needs. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to fit what a client needs that week.
The work can include learning new ways to cope with anxiety, practicing clearer communication, and building routines that reduce stress. Sanaz encourages people to notice small changes and to try skills between sessions. She sees progress as a sequence of small steps rather than sudden fixes.
Her approach is steady and compassionate, focused on what helps in daily life. Starting therapy is presented as a collaborative effort. Sanaz helps people clarify goals and picks tools that match those goals.
Her practice reflects a straightforward, empathetic style aimed at helping people feel more capable and engaged in their lives.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Sanaz uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior changes that reduce daily tension. Another approach addresses trauma and its effects by helping people process difficult memories and build safety and coping routines in everyday life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sanaz collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time so the plan stays useful as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let conversations be face-to-face when that helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and a written record of strategies you want to try. These options make it easier to get consistent help without changing your routine.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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