Shirin Roberts , LMFT

Shirin Roberts is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience. She aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or the fallout from trauma and abuse. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she focuses on what matters most to each person. Taking a first step toward change can feel hard, and she offers steady support along the way.

Shirin practices in a client-centered way, meaning sessions begin with listening to the person in front of her. She helps clients name concerns like low self-esteem, motivation problems, grief, addiction, sleep trouble, or issues with intimacy. Conversations are meant to be honest and free of judgment so people can explore their thoughts and feelings.

She also uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. For trauma-related concerns she can incorporate EMDR methods alongside mindfulness work to manage strong emotions. Solution-focused steps help people set small goals and track progress between sessions.

Shirin works with a wide range of life challenges including caregiver stress, chronic illness, career uncertainty, blended family adjustments, and questions about identity. Her approach balances emotional care with concrete tools people can use day to day. Sessions are conducted in English and are tailored to each person’s goals.

How approach and online care come together

Shirin commonly combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and EMDR-informed work. Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing each person's story without judgment and building a plan around their goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify patterns in thoughts and actions that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, used alongside talk work, can help process painful memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and comfort level. That means trying straightforward behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, or trauma-focused techniques as needed and adjusting over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls are close to an in-person meeting and let people use visual cues, phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit quick reflections, ongoing check-ins, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use approaches consistently as change happens.