Sheida Kalantari, LMFT
Compassionate, story-focused therapy for adults
Details
| Name | Sheida Kalantari |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Persian |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Sheida
Sheida Kalantari is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, and low self-esteem. She speaks English and Persian and draws on four years of clinical work in California. Sheida aims to make the first steps toward therapy feel manageable and clear.
Sheida uses a practical, conversational style in sessions. She listens for the stories people tell about themselves and spotlights patterns that cause pain.
Background and approach
She also teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and unwanted thoughts. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Her background includes work in county-contracted agencies and crisis assessment teams, where she offered trauma-informed support in urgent situations.
That experience shaped how she responds to sudden stress and complex emotional reactions. It also sharpened her focus on safety and practical problem solving. In therapy she blends Narrative approaches with client-centered methods and skill-based strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
She tailors her tools to the concern at hand rather than following a single formula. Clients can expect straightforward language, guided reflection, and skill practice between sessions. Sheida takes cultural context seriously and attends to each person's values and background.
She helps people untangle family-of-origin issues, communication and commitment concerns, codependency, caregiver stress, and patterns linked to dependent or avoidant personality tendencies. Her goal is steady progress toward clearer choices and better emotional balance.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Sheida works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sheida among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sheida 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 Sheida directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills work in online therapy
Sheida blends Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy with practical skill work. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves, helping separate a person from a problem so they can rewrite unhelpful narratives. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience, offering empathic listening and reflective conversation to help people feel heard and understood.Sheida also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Together these approaches let clients name the patterns that cause distress and practice new responses in everyday life. Choosing the right mix is a collaborative process - she will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single approach.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Sheida address?
Sheida supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, and low self-esteem. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, codependency, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative. She uses story-focused listening alongside skill teaching to help people notice patterns and build new ways of coping.
What is her professional background?
Sheida has four years of clinical experience working in county-contracted agencies and on a county crisis assessment team, providing trauma-informed support in urgent situations.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sheida is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
What session formats are offered?
Sheida meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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