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Naira Karapetyan

Compassionate psychotherapy grounded in practical strategies

LMFT California

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Grief, Coping with life changes, Stress, Anxiety
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy
Languages
English
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About Naira

Naira Karapetyan is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work with people facing grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She helps clients navigate relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, and a wide range of mood and adjustment issues including bipolar disorder and seasonal mood shifts. Her practice also addresses practical day-to-day struggles such as sleep problems, parenting stress, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic exploration and solution-focused strategies to create an individualized plan that meets each client's needs. Naira emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore feelings, test new coping skills, and discover helpful perspectives.

With attention to multicultural concerns, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress, she supports clients in clarifying goals and building sustainable changes. She welcomes those ready to take the first step toward greater well-being and offers guidance throughout the therapeutic process.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Work

Many clients find value in combining targeted skills training with deeper exploration, and Naira uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns while providing concrete strategies for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. She also draws on Psychodynamic Therapy to help clients understand recurring emotional patterns and relationship dynamics that contribute to long-term difficulties.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor techniques from these approaches to fit the individual. Over time this makes it possible to adjust focus between symptom reduction and insight-oriented work depending on what proves most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing busy schedules or limited local options; sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice new skills between meetings, and access support from home or while traveling.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Naira works with a broad set of issues including grief, anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, bipolar mood disorders, sleep difficulties, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines collaborative, practical skill-building with reflective exploration so clients learn strategies to manage symptoms while also examining underlying patterns that affect wellbeing.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of professional experience providing psychotherapy and has worked with clients on issues such as addiction coping, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LMFT credential and is licensed in California under CA LMFT 109040.
In which language can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

GriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English