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Mahroo Moshari

Compassionate, culturally aware clinical social worker

LCSW New York

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Family, Parenting, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, Italian, Persian

About Mahroo

Mahroo Moshari, LCSW, centers her practice on collaborative, evidence-informed work that helps clients build self-awareness, problem-solving skills, and healthier relationships.

Background and approach

Based in New York with two decades of clinical experience, she blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and emotionally focused ideas to address issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, and stress. Her practice emphasizes practical coping strategies and clear communication skills to reduce negative thinking patterns and support emotional regulation.

She has extensive experience with youth and family concerns and maintains a multicultural perspective that respects diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of acculturation. Mahroo pays attention to how cultural stigma or invalidation can affect self-esteem, identity, and social anxiety, and she shapes sessions to validate clients’ feelings while teaching concrete tools for daily life.

Her work also covers parenting and blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, career challenges, intimacy and relationship difficulties, and complex mood concerns including bipolar disorder. Mahroo approaches therapy with warmth, respect, and humor, creating collaborative treatment plans tailored to each person’s goals and context.

She offers services in English, Italian, and Persian and focuses on helping clients make practical changes that improve mental alertness, emotional security, and social functioning.

Online approaches grounded in evidence and collaboration

Mahroo commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own resources to support growth and greater self-understanding, which is useful for self-esteem, identity concerns, and relationship issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Mahroo approaches that decision collaboratively. She discusses goals, preferences, and life context with each person and adjusts methods as needed, combining structured tools with empathic listening so treatment matches evolving needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow scheduling around work, family, or caregiving responsibilities and make it possible to use therapeutic tools and homework between sessions. The variety of formats supports continuity of care and lets clients and therapist choose what works best for the issues at hand.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, parenting and family issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, stress, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered warmth with structured techniques such as cognitive behavioral methods and emotionally focused ideas, adapting interventions to each person’s needs and goals.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with youth, families, and adults, drawing on multicultural perspectives to inform treatment approaches.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCSW in New York with license number NY LCSW 089062 and practices from New York.
Which languages can clients use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Italian, and Persian, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English, Italian, Persian