About Yalda
Yalda Hasara is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on clear, practical support for people facing grief, depression, and anxiety. She uses a respectful, client-centered style and draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people manage difficult feelings and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions are offered in English and Persian to suit a range of speakers.
Yalda has nine years of experience in clinical settings across California. Her background includes work with people dealing with trauma, emotional abuse, and complicated losses.
Background and approach
She also helps those facing life changes such as career shifts and parenting stresses. In sessions she listens first and works alongside each person to set realistic goals. Conversations focus on smaller steps that build new coping habits and reduce overwhelm.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and highlights strengths clients can use right away. Yalda blends practical exercises with open conversation. That might mean trying a thought-record from cognitive-behavioral therapy one week, then using a person-focused discussion the next.
The plan is adjusted as needed to match what feels helpful and doable. People often seek her support for relationship strain, attachment concerns, panic and mood issues, or grief related to hospice and end-of-life situations. She also addresses anger, guilt, shame, addiction-related concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach aims to make change manageable and sustainable.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Yalda draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to clarify goals and strengths. This approach helps people feel heard and respected while they sort through grief, relationship questions, or life transitions.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a hands-on method that helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments. CBT can be useful for anxiety, panic, mood difficulties, and patterns that keep problems stuck.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try a few techniques, and adjust plans based on what works. Together they decide which mix of conversation and practical exercises fits best.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Persian