Mahroo Moshari

Mahroo Moshari, LCSW, centers her practice on helping people build self-awareness and stronger coping skills. She draws on two decades of experience in New York to support clients facing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her work is practical and straightforward, focused on what you can do between sessions to feel steadier and more capable.

Mahroo takes a culturally aware approach. She works with people from diverse backgrounds who may have struggled with identity confusion, acculturation stress, or feelings that were not validated because of cultural stigma. She also helps with parenting and family-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and career or relationship stress. She aims to make therapy understandable and actionable for everyday life.

In sessions she teaches problem-solving steps, coping strategies, and ways to manage negative thoughts. Communication skills are part of the work so relationships can feel more balanced. She uses methods that match each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Clients can expect an open, respectful tone with direct feedback and occasional lightness to ease tense moments. Mahroo emphasizes practical change - small steps that add up to more confidence and better functioning. Her goal is to help people feel more mentally alert, emotionally secure, and socially capable.

She is fluent in English, Italian, and Persian and practices in New York. Her LCSW credential is listed as NY LCSW and reflects her twenty years in clinical work and community-focused practice.

How these approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's own goals and pace. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what matters most to the person, helping build self-awareness and clearer decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It gives specific skills and short exercises that people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed rather than sticking to a single method from the start.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can still use Client-Centered and CBT techniques effectively in remote sessions, with homework, guided practice, and conversational work that translate well to the online setting.