Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Shahla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 29
- Languages
- English, Persian
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shahla
Shahla Raboubi is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 29 years of clinical experience. She blends practical strategies with attentive listening to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. Sessions are offered in English and Persian to support a wider range of clients.
She adapts her method to each person rather than using one fixed style. Shahla commonly draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotional patterns. Her background spans community mental health settings and independent practice. That mix informs a flexible approach that is used with issues such as trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges.
She also supports people dealing with career changes, bipolar mood concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Shahla lists additional focuses that include abandonment, blended family concerns, communication and control issues, and social anxiety. She incorporates narrative and existential perspectives when clients want to examine meaning, identity, or life transitions.
People working with her can expect straightforward conversations about goals and steps to try between sessions. She views therapy as a collaborative process and emphasizes small, practical shifts that add up over time.
What Shahla works with
Everything Shahla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shahla's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Shahla lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care
Shahla commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thought and behavior patterns that feed stress or anger. CBT is practical and goal oriented, and it often includes simple exercises to try between sessions.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationship patterns influence current feelings and reactions. That approach can help people understand why they react strongly in certain situations and develop different ways of relating.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shahla collaborates with each person to identify which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences and then adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text can be helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or continuing support between longer sessions. These choices make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing daily life.
Questions people ask about Shahla
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship issues, parenting concerns, and many trauma-related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style mixes practical cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-based and narrative work, tailored to each person's needs and goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 29 years of experience in both community mental health and independent practice settings, offering long-term clinical perspective.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How does scheduling and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.