About Shirin
Shirin Roberts welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about their next steps. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Shirin aims to make the first steps easier and less intimidating for worried parents and individuals alike. Shirin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California with 26 years of experience.
She uses a client-centered stance that starts with getting to know the person and their daily struggles. Sessions focus on what you want to change and on practical ways to move forward.
In her work she addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation. She also supports people dealing with career stress, sleep problems, addiction concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Shirin pays attention to how life changes or health issues affect day-to-day coping. Therapy sessions are conversational and goal-focused.
She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused steps to help people try small changes and notice results. EMDR is also part of her toolkit for processing traumatic memories when that fits the person’s needs.
Shirin aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared openly. She helps people set clear goals, try practical skills between sessions, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Taking a first step can feel hard; she offers steady support along the way.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Shirin uses a client-centered approach that starts by listening to what matters most to the person and shaping sessions around their goals. This method helps when stress, self-esteem issues, or relationship strain make day-to-day life harder.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and managing difficult moods.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shirin will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. The focus is on small, practical steps and checking what actually helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different communication needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing, need brief support during the day, or want to reflect before responding. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into real life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English