Manisha Parikh , LCSW

Manisha Parikh is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience practicing in California. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, low self-esteem, and depression. Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own life while offering steady support during change.

Manisha focuses on building practical skills and clearer thinking. She uses straightforward conversations to identify patterns that get in the way. Then she helps people try new responses that feel manageable and real in day-to-day life.

Clients can expect a collaborative pace. Manisha listens first, then offers tools and short-term strategies like goal-focused planning and coping skills. She also addresses deeper emotional wounds when a person is ready, including past trauma or attachment concerns.

She pays special attention to issues that often affect women, such as balancing caregiving demands, managing guilt and shame, and rebuilding self-love. Manisha also works with people dealing with abandonment, isolation, communication problems, and midlife transitions.

Her practical style mixes talk with action. Sessions often include problem-solving, reframing unhelpful thoughts, and setting small achievable steps. The aim is steady progress so daily life feels less overwhelming and more in control.

Therapeutic approaches suited for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard, clarify their goals, and gain confidence to make changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to shift them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past trauma with careful pacing and skills to manage strong emotions, helping people reduce the hold of traumatic memories over daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods to match goals and comfort level. This collaborative process means approaches can be mixed and changed as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility that fits busy lives. Video calls are good for full conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or keep therapy going when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to keep consistent momentum and use therapy in ways that match daily routines.