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Mahroo Moshari, LCSW

Based in New York Online sessions

Practical, culturally aware support for parents

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Years in practice
20
Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English, Italian, Persian
Focus
Family conflicts
Focus
Parenting issues
Focus
Self esteem
About

About Mahroo

Mahroo Moshari is a licensed clinical social worker with twenty years of experience in New York. She centers her work on practical tools parents can use right away. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel more capable when parenting feels overwhelming.

She uses approaches that focus on the person and their relationships, helping parents notice patterns and try new ways of relating. Sessions often include problem-solving, emotion work, and clear communication practice.

Background and approach

The goal is to reduce stress and increase confidence at home. Moshari has a long history of working across cultures and with diverse backgrounds. She understands how cultural expectations and stigma can affect self-esteem, identity, and parenting choices.

This experience guides how she tailors conversations and suggestions for each person’s life. Common topics she addresses include anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress, and relationship problems. She also helps with parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver strain.

Sessions mix practical strategies with listening to what matters to each parent. Clients who work with her often learn simple coping techniques, clearer ways to talk with family members, and step-by-step plans for changing difficult habits. Sessions aim to build self-awareness and small, achievable changes rather than big instant fixes.

Mahroo blends empathy, curiosity, and a focus on usable skills to help parents move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

What Mahroo works with

Everything Mahroo lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mahroo helps people with.

Approaches Mahroo lists

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online options for parents

Mahroo commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, validation, and building trust so parents feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.

She may also draw on emotionally focused work to address how people connect at home and how emotion patterns shape parenting and relationships. Each approach is explained in simple terms and used as needed to meet the client’s goals. Choosing the right mix is a collaborative process - the therapist and client talk about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and role-play for communication practice. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging provide quick check-ins, brief coaching, or written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to use therapy around busy family schedules and daily life.
Questions

Questions people ask about Mahroo

What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?

She works with a wide range of concerns including parenting, family issues, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, sleep and anger problems, and ADHD-related struggles.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

Her style blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive and emotion-focused methods. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and teach problem-solving and communication skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has twenty years of clinical experience working with diverse clients in New York and brings that background into conversations about parenting and family life.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, holding a New York LCSW and practices from New York.

Which languages can sessions be held in?

Sessions are offered in English, Italian, and Persian.

Can international clients work with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients within the region specified.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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