Haleh Royanian

Haleh Royanian is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. She offers down-to-earth support for people facing grief, mood struggles, parenting strain, and relationship challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Persian, and she practices in Virginia.

Haleh uses practical, talk-based methods to help clients gain clarity and steady their emotions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people act in line with their values. Mindfulness techniques are used to build tolerance for strong feelings and reduce reactivity.

Her experience includes work with immigration-related stress, multicultural concerns, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people coping with caregiver burnout, divorce and separation, and family problems. Haleh pays attention to how culture and life circumstances shape each person's experience.

In a session she listens first, then helps set small, achievable steps. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want to make changes but feel stuck. The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes.

People who reach out can expect a collaborative process that focuses on real-life problems. Haleh helps clients build tools for dealing with anger, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and ADHD-related challenges. She aims to create a respectful space where people feel understood and can try new ways of coping.

If you are navigating life transitions or longstanding patterns that cause distress, Haleh works with you to identify goals and practical strategies. Her method combines evidence-informed techniques with attention to cultural background and personal values.

How Haleh’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and low mood by focusing on small, meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and social anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment calm; it pairs well with ACT and CBT for emotion regulation and stress management.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Haleh collaborates with clients to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She listens to what matters most and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options when you book, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when a brief update is needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits often help people maintain steady progress between sessions while they work on coping skills, mood regulation, and navigating life transitions.