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- LGBTQ affirmative care
- Divorce and separation
- Multicultural concerns
About Atiq
LCSW, LMSW in Arizona with 18 years of experience, Atiq Shomar helps people facing relationship shifts, family stress, trauma, and grief. Atiq provides LGBTQ+ affirmative care and supports diverse relationship structures and identities.
Atiq focuses on practical work around divorce and separation, women's issues, multicultural concerns, and non-monogamous relationships. They also support people coping with cancer and its emotional effects. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and set small, manageable steps forward.
Atiq brings personal perspective as a therapist of color who identifies as nonconforming. That lived experience informs how they approach cultural issues and identity-related concerns. They use cultural humility to recognize how background shapes a person’s challenges and strengths.
In sessions Atiq listens for patterns in relationships and emotion. They help clients name the problem, try different ways of responding, and track what changes. Work can include practical communication skills, managing trauma reactions, and supporting grief through loss.
People meet with Atiq to address both immediate crises and longer-term adjustments. The focus is on clear goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Clients collaborate with Atiq to decide what to try and how to measure improvement.
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How evidence-based approaches guide online work
Atiq uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is trauma-informed work, which looks at how past events affect present behavior and teaches skills to manage intense reactions. This is useful for people recovering from abuse or difficult losses.Another frequently used direction is relationship-focused work, which concentrates on communication patterns and boundaries. It helps people navigate breakups, separation, non-monogamous arrangements, and conflicts within families. These methods involve practicing new ways to speak and respond in real situations.
Finding the right method is a collaborative process. Atiq discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts the plan based on how clients respond. Together they test approaches and pick what fits the client’s needs and pace.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing meetings during lunch breaks or between appointments. They also allow shorter check-ins or longer focused sessions depending on what works for the client and therapist.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Michigan
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Atiq address?
Atiq works with relationship transitions, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, and grief. Additional focus areas include cancer, divorce and separation, multicultural concerns, polyamory and women’s issues.
What is Atiq’s therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Atiq listens for patterns, helps name problems, and tries concrete ways to change responses in relationships and emotional reactions.
How much clinical experience is there?
Atiq has 18 years of experience working with people on complex life challenges. That experience includes supporting identity-related and multicultural issues.
What are Atiq’s credentials and where are they based?
Atiq holds LCSW and LMSW credentials and practices in Arizona. The listed credentials are AZ LCSW and MI LMSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected location.
How do I begin working with Atiq?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.