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Entry 210466Massachusetts / United States

Farah Saeed

Farah Saeed, LMHC

Massachusetts 4 years in practice

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LMHC - stress and anxiety focus

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  • Client-centered work
  • CBT and DBT methods
  • ADHD and focus issues

About Farah

LMHC in Massachusetts with four years' experience, Farah Saeed focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She works directly with clients to address concentration and focus challenges and supports people navigating motivation and confidence issues.

Farah uses clear conversation and practical strategies in sessions. She adapts how she works to the person in front of her rather than using a one-size-fits-all script. Sessions often include moment-to-moment problem solving, skill practice, and gentle challenge to unhelpful thinking patterns.

Her approach draws from client-centered ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That means sessions can combine listening and reflection with exercises to test beliefs and build coping skills. Clients can expect both talk and concrete tools to try between meetings.

Farah pays attention to how culture, identity, and discrimination affect mental health. She lists multicultural concerns and prejudice and discrimination among her focus areas. She also notes experience with issues related to autism and Asperger syndrome, co-morbidity, and impulsivity.

People often seek her help for seasonal affective disorder, communication problems, self-love, women's issues, and challenges common to young adults. She keeps language plain and aims to make each session understandable and useful.

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How her approaches are used in online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on clear listening and reflection. The therapist follows the client’s lead, asks questions, and helps the person describe what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs to sort out feelings or make sense of change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions can include short exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and new coping strategies for anxiety, stress, or low self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation and impulse control and can be used when impulsivity or strong emotions are a concern.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That choice can change over time as needs shift.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and may allow shorter check-ins or meetings without needing to travel. Talk with the therapist about how to structure sessions to match your routine and practical constraints.

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Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeCo-morbidityCommunication problemsImpulsivityMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Massachusetts

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional focuses include autism and Asperger syndrome, impulsivity, communication problems, and seasonal affective disorder.

What is her therapeutic style?

She blends client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions mix listening, reflection, and skill practice.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working as a licensed mental health counselor. That experience includes addressing concentration, motivation, and confidence concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LMHC (licensed mental health counselor) and practices in Massachusetts.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can people outside the US work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

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