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Haleh Royanian

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Haleh Royanian, LCSW

Virginia

LCSW - Anger and Anxiety support

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Virginia / 0904002684; LCSW, Maine / LC21577
  • NPI1427622356
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish, Persian
  • LocationVirginia

About

  • ACT informed
  • CBT strategies
  • Mindfulness practice

About Haleh

Haleh Royanian is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with 25 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Persian. Her work includes support for parenting challenges, caregiver stress, immigration issues, and mood disorders.

She uses clear, practical conversation to help people name what is happening and try small changes. An approach based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets patterns that keep problems going and suggests concrete experiments to try between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy guides the pace and focus of work from the person’s concerns. Mindfulness practices are used to build attention and reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing can help with making changes that matter and staying committed to those changes.

Haleh draws on multicultural awareness and long clinical experience when issues involve immigration, gender concerns, or family conflict. She works with people facing grief, separation, and long-term caregiving strain. Her style is direct and practical, with an emphasis on skills that can be used day to day.

Sessions are arranged through the site’s matching process. The first step is completing a short questionnaire and scheduling an initial meeting. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

How ACT, CBT and Mindfulness fit into online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept into them. Online work using ACT can teach simple noticing skills and values-based steps to change how you respond. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns that maintain anger or anxiety and testing new behaviors with short experiments between sessions. Mindfulness-based practices strengthen attention and reduce reactivity by training brief, repeated exercises that can be practiced throughout the day.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that match goals and preferences. That may mean mixing ACT with CBT skills and brief mindfulness practices until a practical routine emerges.

The biography does not list session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into work breaks, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online meetings can also make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to bring real-life situations into conversation without promising specific formats.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressDivorce and separationFamily problemsImmigration issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Virginia, Maine

Languages

English, Persian

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She helps people who snap at loved ones, carry simmering resentment, or feel overwhelmed by another person’s anger. Work often focuses on reducing reactivity and finding clearer ways to respond.

What is her approach or style in sessions?

Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and CBT. Sessions emphasize practical skills, short experiments, and collaborative planning.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 25 years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, trauma, and multicultural concerns. That background informs how she frames coping strategies and pacing.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in Virginia. Her practice is based in Virginia.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Persian.

Do you need to know the session formats before booking?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify formats on file. The site matching process will list available options.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and is managed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing appears during the sign-up and scheduling steps.

What is the first step to begin working together?

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

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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