Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh, LMFT
Calm guidance for relationship and life changes
Details
| Name | Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Persian |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Sahar
Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh helps people who feel stuck by focusing on the stories behind their struggles. She meets parents and adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship pain, grief, intimacy issues, or changes at work and home.
Her approach is straightforward and warm, aimed at practical change and clearer connections. With 20 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York, she listens for patterns that link current problems to past relationships.
Background and approach
She uses that information to set goals that feel useful and real, not just theoretical. Sessions combine talking, simple tools, and reflection so people can try new ways of relating between visits. Her work pays attention to attachment and how early relationships shape trust, closeness, and communication now.
She also uses narrative ideas to help clients retell difficult experiences in less painful ways. Cognitive-behavioral techniques are brought in when a concrete practice or skill can make daily life easier. Dr.
Khoshakhlagh draws on her doctoral training in couples and family therapy and earlier graduate studies in applied psychology. That background informs how she maps relationship patterns and supports changes in connection and boundaries. She aims to make therapy useful and manageable for busy lives.
Sessions are offered in English and Persian and can include video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The first steps are simple: answer a short questionnaire, pick a time, and begin working toward goals that matter to the client.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Sahar works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Sahar among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sahar directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sahar directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work online
Dr. Khoshakhlagh often combines Narrative Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her online work. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from painful stories by retelling events with new perspective, which can lessen shame and invite different choices. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of closeness shape current relationships and helps people build clearer communication and safer connections.She approaches treatment as a collaboration. Together the client and therapist decide which approach or mix of approaches feels most helpful based on goals, values, and how problems show up day to day. That process can shift over time as people try new ways of relating and notice what helps most.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match the client's needs. Video is useful for deeper discussions and nonverbal cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can support quick check-ins or brief processing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep practicing skills between appointments.
Common questions about this listing
Which concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship conflict, grief, intimacy questions, self-esteem struggles, and career or life transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending storytelling, attachment insight, and concrete tools so clients can test new ways of relating between sessions.
How long has she practiced?
She has practiced for 20 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York, bringing long-term experience with relationship and individual concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LMFT credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client's preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time that fits the therapist's calendar.
Contacting this therapist
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