About Sheida
Sheida Kalantari is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, and low self-esteem. She speaks English and Persian and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone reaching out for help. Sheida uses a client-centered style that keeps each person’s goals central.
She draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior techniques to teach coping skills.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to strengthen self-awareness and motivation. Her background includes work in county-contracted settings and crisis assessment teams, where she supported people in high-stress situations. That experience shaped a direct but compassionate way of working that focuses on safety and gradual change.
In sessions she listens first, then helps people set small, doable steps. Conversations cover skills practice, identifying patterns, and making changes that fit daily life. Sheida adapts the pace and methods to each person’s needs.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process. People who reach out can expect practical strategies, short-term skill building, and attention to how past relationships influence current problems. Sheida emphasizes cultural sensitivity and respects each person’s background and values.
Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do
Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on your goals and concerns, with the therapist listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to you. This approach helps when people need understanding, validation, and a steady, respectful partnership while they change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. In online sessions this often means identifying unhelpful thinking, testing new behaviors between sessions, and practicing simple exercises to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily life and relationships.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with you about goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you progress. That collaborative process helps match tools to your situation and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules. Video is good for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone sessions can fit a short break or have lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging can work for check-ins, brief reflections, or between-session support. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and practice skills in real life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Persian
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