About Seda
Seda Terzyan is a California psychologist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. She approaches sessions in a straightforward, calm way so clients can talk about what matters most. Seda aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
She uses practical tools to address depression, relationship strain, and trauma and abuse. Sessions often include exercises to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
Background and approach
Seda also helps with self-esteem, motivation, and rebuilding confidence after setbacks. Her background includes ten years of professional practice as a CA Psychologist 29251. That experience includes working with concerns such as panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and mood disorders.
She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, traumatic brain injury, and postpartum challenges. In sessions Seda mixes thoughtful conversation with skills training. She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness to help people change patterns that cause distress.
Solution-focused ideas are used when clients want short-term goals and clear next steps. People who prefer a collaborative, down-to-earth style tend to do well with her. She encourages realistic goals and small steps that fit daily life.
The work is paced to match each person's needs and readiness to try new ways of coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It encourages identifying personal values and taking small steps toward them, which can help with anxiety and life purpose questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks larger problems into smaller parts by looking at thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. It uses practical exercises and experiments to reduce symptoms like panic attacks, obsessive thinking, and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Seda will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to continue care from home, work, or while traveling and help people maintain consistency during life changes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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