Faryal Choudry, LCSW
Collaborative, story-focused therapy for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Faryal Choudry |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Faryal
Faryal Choudry is a licensed social worker in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship troubles, grief, and low self-esteem. She brings five years of professional experience to each session and focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly about what matters to them. Her approach centers on listening and collaboration.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to strengthen emotional understanding and self-compassion. Sessions are practical and straightforward. Faryal helps people identify small changes that make a real difference.
She may use cognitive-behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT skills to manage intense feelings when needed. People often come for help with abandonment or attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or codependency. She also supports people facing communication problems, commitment doubts, separation, and forgiveness work.
Faryal explains things in plain language and helps clients set doable goals. She emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her style aims to empower people to try new ways of coping and to tell a different story about their lives.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Faryal works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Faryal among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Faryal 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 Faryal directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic methods and online access
Faryal often uses Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite limiting stories about themselves, making room for new perspectives and choices. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early emotional bonds affect current relationships and to build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy informs her focus on empathy and respect, giving clients the lead in setting goals and pacing the work.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods as the work progresses. The plan can change over time based on what is helpful and what the client wants to try next.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care across different locations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, with an emphasis on listening and helping people reframe their personal stories. Sessions aim to be practical, clear, and focused on achievable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LCSW and practices in Florida as FL LCSW.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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