Yasaman Sherbaf, LPC

Yasaman Sherbaf is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, and big life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy easy to understand and practical for day-to-day life.

Yasaman uses clear techniques to help people manage mood, build better communication, and work through grief or trauma. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to break problems into concrete steps. Sessions often focus on small changes that add up over time.

Her work includes support for self-esteem, intimacy issues, anger, career concerns, and coping with transitions. She also provides guidance around codependency, family of origin problems, and substance use. These sessions emphasize honest conversations and practical tools clients can use between meetings.

Yasaman’s practice is collaborative. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts the plan to fit their goals and circumstances. People can expect straightforward feedback, skills practice, and regular check-ins about progress.

With three years of clinical experience, Yasaman aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for exploration. She helps clients reconnect with a sense of purpose, repair relationships where possible, and reduce symptoms that make daily life harder.

How Yasaman’s Approaches Work Online

Yasaman commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her online practice. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through practical exercises, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on the person’s concerns, offering empathy and support while the client leads the pace and topics.

She also integrates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when needed, teaching emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that suit intense emotions or relationship stress. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most for each person.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is useful for full sessions and visual cues, phone calls can fit short check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text is helpful for quick updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to work therapy into daily life while using the methods that best match each client’s situation.