Mitra Shahryary, LCSW, CSW, LICSW - Therapist in Virginia

Attachment based work
CBT methods
Trauma focused care

About Mitra

Mitra Shahryary is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience. She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices with clients who live in Virginia, the District of Columbia, or Colorado. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, and ADHD.

Mitra uses straightforward conversation to help people name what feels hard and try new ways of coping. She draws on approaches such as attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral ideas to look at patterns in relationships and thinking. Sessions often include practical steps to manage symptoms and test small changes between meetings.

Her work also covers trauma-focused strategies and brief solution-focused tools to help with grief, motivation, and navigating life transitions. Mitra pays attention to how past relationships influence current reactions and supports people in building clearer communication and boundaries. This can include tackling issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress.

She is explicit about practice location rules and only works with people who live in Virginia, DC, or Colorado because of licensure requirements. Mitra does not provide documentation such as letters or reports attesting to diagnosis or legal mental fitness.

Clients can expect sessions that combine direct problem-solving with attention to relationship patterns. The pace is set by the client, with room for short-term goals and longer exploration when useful. Practical skills and clearer thinking are common focuses of her meetings.

How Mitra uses common approaches in online work

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape reactions and communication. It helps people understand patterns in closeness and distance, and it can guide work on intimacy-related issues, attachment struggles, and connection in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and shifting daily habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mitra will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt helped before. Together they decide which methods to use and adjust the plan as needed so sessions feel useful and realistic.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in her biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work or family responsibilities. Therapists can also adapt exercises and homework to an online rhythm, keeping practical skill work and relationship-focused discussion central to sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

Colorado, District of Columbia, Virginia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Mitra works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses clear, practical conversation and mixes attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused steps to address problems.

How much experience does she have?

She has 14 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices with people who live in Virginia, the District of Columbia, or Colorado.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She is not accepting international clients; she works only with people who reside in VA, DC, or CO due to licensure rules.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific rates depend on the clients location.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.