Ashkan Shadi, LMFT
Straightforward, collaborative therapy for common life struggles
About Ashkan
Ashkan Shadi is a licensed marriage and family therapist who draws on eight years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and intimacy-related issues. He focuses on building confidence and motivation so clients can move toward clearer goals.
Background and approach
Ashkan speaks English and works with people across California and beyond. He approaches sessions as a collaborative conversation.
He treats the person in front of him as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. In practical terms this means setting clear, doable steps and checking in on what helps between sessions.
Ashkan has supported people through career pressures, midlife transitions, and concerns about self-worth. He also helps with attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, communication struggles, and problems with control or shame.
His work includes addressing mood concerns, obsessive habits, social anxiety, and questions about sexuality and intimacy. Sessions tend to focus on what’s most urgent for the client and on skills that can be practiced in daily life.
He explains things in plain language and avoids jargon. Progress is measured in small changes people can notice in their routines and relationships.
For those taking the first step, Ashkan outlines a clear path forward from the first meeting. He helps clients set goals, test new approaches, and reflect on what works.
People who want straightforward, collaborative help with stress, relationships, or self-esteem may find his style a good fit.
Evidence-based approaches delivered online
Ashkan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach concentrates on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding to anxiety and mood concerns; it helps with stress, social anxiety, and obsessive thoughts by teaching clearer, step-by-step coping skills. Another approach emphasizes understanding attachment and relationship patterns to improve intimacy and communication; it helps people notice how past patterns show up now and try different, healthier behaviors.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed based on what feels most effective and comfortable for the person. The plan evolves from session to session rather than being fixed at the start.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when seeing body language matters. Phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited or when camera-free conversation feels easier. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between sessions or fit a short session into a break at work. These options can make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English