Juwairiah Abdus-Saboor

Empowering strengths-based change

LCSW Virginia

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Juwairiah

Juwairiah Abdus-Saboor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience offering support for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and a wide range of life transitions. She focuses on helping people identify strengths, build resilience, and restore balance so daily life feels more manageable and meaningful.

Background and approach

Juwairiah takes an individualized, collaborative approach that blends practical tools with attention to underlying relationship and attachment patterns. Her training includes a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and a background in evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based approaches, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.

Based in Virginia, she draws on clinical experience across local communities to address concerns like parenting stress, career-related challenges, addictions, sleep problems, and complicated grief. Juwairiah aims to meet each person where they are and partner with them to develop realistic steps toward greater wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Juwairiah commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based therapy to guide her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep disruption. Attachment-based therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns affect emotions and coping, which is useful for addressing family-of-origin issues, communication problems, and feelings of abandonment or emptiness.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to clarify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods over time so the therapy fits the client’s needs and preferences rather than following a rigid plan.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to access therapy from home or other convenient locations, make it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions, and offer multiple ways to receive support between in-person options.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, parenting and sleep problems, addictions, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Her style is collaborative and skills-focused, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-aware and emotionally-focused techniques and mindfulness practices to address thoughts, emotions, and relational patterns.

How long has she been practicing?

She has eight years of professional experience working as a mental health clinician in various communities in Virginia.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Virginia with licence number VA LCSW 0904011162.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients at this time; services are offered to clients in Virginia.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGrief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English