About Sephiratu
Dr. Sephiratu Wahab is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and low self-esteem.
Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps feel possible for someone who is worried or overwhelmed. She creates a calm space for people to talk through painful memories and current struggles. Conversations are honest and without judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding what is happening right now and finding small, doable steps forward. Dr. Wahab uses a mix of methods to fit each person.
She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, and emotionally-focused approaches to help people gain clarity and build new habits. The work often includes practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, and cope with loss. She pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns when those issues come up.
Topics like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness are addressed with patience and curiosity. The goal is to help people feel more grounded and more able to make choices that match their values. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person.
Dr. Wahab aims to help people notice what matters to them, try changes that feel doable, and track progress over time. Small shifts in how someone relates to thoughts and feelings can lead to steadier days.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and worry. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, listening stance where the therapist follows the person's lead and helps them make sense of their experience.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and preferences. Together they set goals, try approaches, and adjust plans based on what helps most.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing reflection between meetings and can be used for brief support or to track progress. These options increase flexibility and help therapy continue across different schedules and routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English