- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Saila
Saila Akhtar is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She focuses on helping parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting challenges. Her approach is practical and warm, aimed at making conversations feel manageable for busy people.
Saila draws on eight years of clinical experience to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She uses straightforward techniques from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral methods to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior ideas are woven in when people need tools to handle strong emotions and improve coping skills. In sessions she aims to build clear rapport and keep dialogue direct. Parents can expect support around family conflict, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and the daily strain of raising children.
She also addresses relationship problems, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and work-related stress. Saila can help with substance use and addiction concerns, eating and food-related issues, and codependency. She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar disorder, or changes that come with aging and caregiving.
Her style mixes listening with practical exercises so people leave with concrete next steps. People who choose her often want a collaborative plan they can use between sessions. She frames therapy as partnership - clients set goals and she offers tools, perspective, and steady guidance to get there.
What Saila works with
Everything Saila lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Saila helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Saila lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using tried therapy approaches online
Saila often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping people lead the conversation about what matters most. This approach helps people explore parenting worries, family conflict, and personal goals at their own pace.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT helps people change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits, and it often includes small exercises to practice between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative step. Saila works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying different tools together and adjusting based on what feels useful and realistic for daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video works well for a full conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and brief check-ins or written work suit busy days. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around parenting, work, and other responsibilities while still focusing on concrete progress.
Questions people ask about Saila
What concerns does she commonly address?
Saila works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anger, career concerns, and related family problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is interactive and collaborative. She combines client-centered listening with practical cognitive-behavioral and dialectical techniques to create usable tools between sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, substance use, ADHD, and family conflict.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida with licensure noted for Florida and New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's listed availability.
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