Yasaman Sherbaf , LPC

Yasaman Sherbaf is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and relationship struggles. She works with clients on self-esteem, grief, trauma, and changes that come with new life chapters. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and Yasaman practices from Virginia.

Her style is collaborative and direct. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals and simple steps to reach them. Practical tools are mixed with space to talk about painful feelings and past hurts.

Yasaman uses approaches that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, and existential reflection. That mix helps with mood symptoms such as depression or bipolar mood swings, as well as coping with life stressors and compassion fatigue.

She also addresses issues around addiction, codependency, family of origin concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. Clients can expect help sorting communication problems, anger, and feelings of emptiness or isolation while building more reliable patterns of behavior.

With three years of clinical experience and a Virginia LPC credential, Yasaman combines practical coaching with clinical insight. She supports people navigating career strain, recovering from domestic violence or substance issues, and those seeking clearer life purpose and forgiveness work.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's perspective. It helps people feel heard and guides them to identify their own goals and strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, includes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that help with strong feelings, impulsive behavior, and relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Over a few sessions she will check in and adjust the focus so the work stays practical and relevant to what the client wants to change.

Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make therapy flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be a good choice when video would be difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging fit short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options help people fit sessions around work, parenting, or travel while keeping continuity of care.