- Client-centered care
- Practical strategies
- Trauma-aware support
About Shirin
Shirin Roberts is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience in California. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening closely and responding to what matters most to them. Her approach aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful rather than overwhelming.
She practices in a client-centered way, which means she starts by getting to know each person and what they want to change. Shirin uses clear, practical tools when helpful, such as cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, mindfulness practices to calm racing thoughts, and solution-focused steps to try things that can make daily life easier.
Many people seek her help for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, codependency, and struggles with sleep or motivation. She also supports those coping with caregiving stress, chronic illness, life transitions, and work-related burnout.
In sessions she makes space for honest talk and works to reduce judgement. She helps clients break problems into manageable parts and practices new ways of responding between sessions. Shirin encourages steady progress and adapts plans as needs shift.
Taking a first step often feels hard. She offers steady, practical support while clients try new skills and make changes at their own pace.
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Shirin commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on building rapport, listening closely, and shaping goals together; it helps when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.She also draws on EMDR when trauma material is present; this approach aims to lessen the intensity of painful memories through structured processing with guidance. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help with stress, sleep, and emotion regulation, and solution-focused steps are used to try practical changes between sessions. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose what feels most useful based on their goals and comfort level.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing sessions during work breaks or between errands. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. The focus of online work is the same as in-person care: clear goals, useful skills, and steady support to try new ways of coping.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shirin help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, codependency, grief, sleep problems, and caregiving stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Shirin uses a client-centered style that prioritizes listening and understanding each person. She combines practical tools like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness when they fit the client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with people in California.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
Shirin holds the LMFT credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.