- Client-centered care
- CBT and DBT tools
- Speaks English and Persian
About Sheida
Sheida Kalantari is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship challenges. Sheida also supports people working on self esteem and related struggles like codependency, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness. She speaks English and Persian and brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions.
Sheida draws on a client-centered approach that focuses on what each person needs most. She blends practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. Sessions look at patterns that keep problems stuck and then build small, usable skills to change those patterns.
Her experience includes several years in county-contracted agencies and time on a county crisis assessment team, where she provided trauma-informed care in urgent situations. That background influences how she responds to high-stress problems and sudden life changes.
In the therapy room Sheida prioritizes cultural humility and respect for each person’s background and values. She tailors plans to individual goals, whether someone wants concrete coping skills, stronger boundaries, or help recovering from past hurt.
Beginning therapy often feels hard, and Sheida aims to make the first steps manageable. She encourages small experiments in the week between sessions so people can try new ways of coping and notice what works.
Sheida draws on a client-centered approach that focuses on what each person needs most. She blends practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. Sessions look at patterns that keep problems stuck and then build small, usable skills to change those patterns.
Her experience includes several years in county-contracted agencies and time on a county crisis assessment team, where she provided trauma-informed care in urgent situations. That background influences how she responds to high-stress problems and sudden life changes.
In the therapy room Sheida prioritizes cultural humility and respect for each person’s background and values. She tailors plans to individual goals, whether someone wants concrete coping skills, stronger boundaries, or help recovering from past hurt.
Beginning therapy often feels hard, and Sheida aims to make the first steps manageable. She encourages small experiments in the week between sessions so people can try new ways of coping and notice what works.