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Naira Karapetyan

Naira Karapetyan, LMFT

Therapist in California

Compassionate therapist offering practical support

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12 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • Calm and direct
  • Goal focused
  • English sessions

About Naira

Naira Karapetyan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She supports those struggling with relationship strain, parenting challenges, sleep trouble, anger, and self esteem concerns. Naira aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.

She keeps sessions direct and compassionate. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what practical steps can reduce distress. She encourages people to name their feelings, notice unhelpful patterns, and try small experiments between visits.

Her approach draws on several well-known methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy highlights how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Psychodynamic work looks at how past relationships shape present reactions. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear goals and find immediate strategies to feel better.

With 12 years of experience as an LMFT, Naira blends insight with hands-on skills. She works to tailor each plan to a person's pace and priorities. That often includes short-term strategies for coping and longer conversations about deeper themes.

Sessions are offered in English and she practices in California. People interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. The process is framed as a collaboration toward clearer steps, steadier mood, and improved daily functioning.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Many of Naira's sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Psychodynamic work is also part of her practice and focuses on patterns from past relationships that show up now and influence how people respond to stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as needs change over time.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by avoiding travel and allowing meetings during a work break or between errands. It can also let people use phone-only check-ins when bandwidth is limited or brief video meetings when visual connection helps the work. The focus is on making therapy accessible and practical so strategies learned in sessions can be used in everyday life.

Areas of expertise

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

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Naira address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self esteem, relationship strain, parenting issues, trauma and related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is compassionate and straightforward. She focuses on practical steps and on understanding patterns that keep problems going.

What kind of clinical background does she have?

She has 12 years of professional experience working with mood, anxiety, grief, and life transition concerns.

What are her credentials and practice location?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the U.S.?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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