- Motivational interviewing
- Evidence-based techniques
- Recovery focused skills
About Ani
Ani Asulyan is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of clinical experience. She has a strong background in substance use counseling and has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, abuse, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She speaks English and Armenian.
Ani draws on her long experience with addiction to understand how substance use, motivation, and behavior interact. She uses evidence-based approaches and motivational interviewing to support people working toward recovery and healthier choices. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps rather than vague promises.
Beyond addiction work, Ani helps people build coping skills for anxiety, manage mood problems, and address hard feelings like guilt and shame. She also supports those dealing with abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, and impulsivity. Conversations often include developing coping strategies and problem-solving plans.
Ani aims to increase clients' motivation and self-confidence through steady, structured work. She adapts strategies to what each person needs in the moment, focusing on skills that can be used between sessions. Progress is tracked through small, achievable steps.
People who prefer direct, practical sessions that foreground behavior change and motivation tend to fit well with her style. To begin, readers should follow the site button to view online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire before booking a first session.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Ani uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and motivational interviewing as core tools. Evidence-based techniques here means methods that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured practice and skill-building. This kind of work often helps with anxiety, mood problems, and patterns that feed guilt or shame.Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people clarify their reasons for change and strengthen their own motivation. It is useful when someone feels stuck about substance use, habits, or making difficult life changes. These approaches are meant to be practical and goal-focused rather than purely reflective.
Finding the right method is part of the work. Ani will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying a few approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together based on real results and feedback.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that works better. Therapists can also vary session structure to focus on skills practice, planning, or review depending on what the client needs.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Armenian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ani works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She also addresses guilt and shame along with related concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and motivational interviewing to examine behaviors and beliefs that keep guilt or shame active. Sessions focus on skills and steps to reduce those feelings over time.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience, including extensive work as a substance abuse counselor. That history informs her work with addiction and recovery issues.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California. Location information on the site indicates state licensure as CA LMFT.
What languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking via the site matching process.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up flow.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.