Yalda Hasara

Compassionate, practical therapy for healing

LCSW California

Experience: 9 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English, Persian

About Yalda

Yalda Hasara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers her practice on collaborative, client-focused care. With nine years of clinical experience, she blends cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered principles to help people navigate grief, depression, anxiety, and trauma.

Background and approach

Her style emphasizes respect, empathy, and an emphasis on personal strengths rather than labels, offering tailored strategies that fit each person's goals and circumstances. Her work spans a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, coping with life changes, addictions, mood disorders, panic attacks, and compassion fatigue.

She also addresses attachment challenges, communication problems, guilt and shame, end-of-life and hospice counseling, and questions of life purpose and self-worth. Fluent in English and Persian, she provides care from her California practice and accepts international clients, drawing on nearly a decade of experience to support clients through difficult transitions and emotional recovery.

Applying CBT and Client-Centered Care Online

Yalda draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for addressing anxiety, panic symptoms, mood disorders, and patterns that maintain distress. She also employs client-centered techniques that prioritize empathetic listening, validation, and collaborative goal-setting to build resilience and self-understanding.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works with clients to evaluate what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment plans are shaped together, blending practical skill-building with supportive, person-focused work so clients feel actively involved in their progress.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from California or abroad and allow clients to continue therapeutic work during life transitions or when in-person visits are not feasible.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Her practice focuses on grief, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, addiction, anger, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue, among other mood and life transition concerns.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

She uses a collaborative, client-centered style and incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify patterns and develop practical skills for coping and change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience providing clinical support and tailoring interventions to meet individual needs and goals.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with licence number CA LCSW 106868 and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

She conducts therapy in English and Persian and does accept international clients as part of her practice.

Which session formats are available for appointments?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

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 are the first steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGrief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCommunication problemsGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Persian