Mahroo Moshari, LCSW

Mahroo Moshari is an LCSW based in New York who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She brings 20 years of clinical experience to straightforward, practical work. Mahroo speaks English, Italian, and Persian and aims to make therapy feel approachable for people from many backgrounds.

Her style focuses on building self-awareness and problem-solving skills. Sessions emphasize manageable steps to cope with anxiety, depression, stress, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. She also addresses relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and work-related strain.

Mahroo has extensive experience with youth and family-related issues and supports individuals dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, acculturation stress, and caregiving burdens. She incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Existential ideas, and Narrative Therapy when they fit the person’s needs.

In practical terms clients learn skills to calm panic, challenge negative thinking, improve communication, and set realistic goals. Sessions often include exercises for managing emotions and homework to practice new habits between meetings. The pace and techniques are adjusted to each person’s situation and cultural background.

Mahroo describes therapy as a collaborative process built on trust, respect, and occasional humor. She guides clients toward clearer self-understanding and more effective day-to-day coping so they can move forward with confidence.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mahroo often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change thought patterns that increase anxiety or depression; CBT works well for symptom-focused goals and for practicing new skills between sessions. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where a person’s feelings and cultural background guide the work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship dynamics and attachment needs are central, helping people name emotions and respond differently to one another.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and cultural context. This helps shape session goals, homework, and the pace of change so the plan feels useful and realistic.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between scheduled sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while keeping treatment consistent with the chosen therapeutic approach.