Shahla Raboubi, LMFT

Therapist in California

Shahla Raboubi is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 29 years of clinical experience.

Licensed inCalifornia
License46891
NPI 1356478226
Experience29+ years
LanguagesEnglish, Persian

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About Shahla

Shahla Raboubi is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 29 years of clinical experience. She offers a patient, person-centered style that adjusts to what each client needs. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns.

Sessions are offered in English and Persian. Shahla combines Attachment-Based ideas with client-centered listening to help people feel understood. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns.

Background and approach

Her approach is practical and collaborative - she helps people set small goals and try new ways of coping between sessions. Her long career spans community mental health work and independent practice, so she is used to a range of life situations. She helps people facing grief, parenting strains, addictions, career stress, and major life changes.

She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, communication problems, and social anxiety. Shahla holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Master of Psychology in applied psychology, and she is pursuing PhD studies in clinical psychology. She practices in California as an LMFT and brings decades of hands-on experience to each session.

People who meet with her can expect straightforward conversation, clear problem-solving, and attention to emotional patterns that come from early relationships. She supports clients through practical steps, coaching, and strategies to improve self-esteem, intimacy issues, anger management, and coping skills.

Credentials

LMFT (California): License 46891 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1356478226 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shahla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Shahla names

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Online support

How attachment work and practical therapies translate to online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns that form in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections. Online work can pinpoint these emotional patterns and help people try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals; it creates space for people to tell their story and set the agenda for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ones, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Together these approaches allow a mix of emotional insight and concrete skill-building that fits many concerns such as anxiety, grief, parenting stress, and relationship patterns. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which approaches make sense based on needs and preferences rather than assuming one method fits all.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins or coaching between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while still focusing on meaningful change.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does she help with?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting strains, addictions, bipolar disorder, and career stress.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses an attachment-informed, client-centered style and integrates cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods to match individual needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 29 years of experience in both community mental health settings and independent practice.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Persian.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time; sessions are provided to people located within the therapist's permitted region.

What session formats are offered?

She meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

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