- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and DBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Faryal
Faryal Choudry is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with five years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, and self-esteem. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and forgiveness.
She uses straightforward, talk-based sessions to help people name and understand painful feelings. Conversations look at patterns in relationships and behavior. Practical skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches are used when helpful to manage strong emotions and reduce unhelpful thoughts.
Faryal draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas to look at how early and current relationships shape feelings of guilt, shame, and self-blame. She helps people notice how those patterns show up now and what choices they might try instead.
Sessions are client-centered, which means the person’s priorities guide the work. The therapist and client decide together which techniques to use and when to practice specific skills between sessions.
Her style is direct and practical. She offers clear explanations and short-term strategies alongside deeper conversations about meaning and loss. People who want to understand why they feel stuck or overwhelmed may find this approach useful.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence feelings now. In online conversation this means noticing patterns in relationships and linking them to present-day guilt, shame, or fear. Client-centered therapy focuses on the client’s priorities and pace, so sessions follow what the person brings and build from there. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides concrete tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Online sessions can include short exercises and homework that a person practices between meetings.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist and client talk about goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. They adjust the mix of attachment insight, skill-based CBT, or emotionally-focused discussion as the work progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Those practical benefits can help people keep a steady routine while they try new ways of responding to guilt and shame.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, grief, and self-esteem issues. Additional focuses include attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and forgiveness.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas to explore how relationships and past experiences shape guilt and shame. Practical CBT and DBT skills are offered to manage intense emotions and unhelpful thoughts.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That background includes helping people with anxiety, addictions, grief, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Florida LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida. Her practice is based in Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any time zone or legal considerations before scheduling.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing details for your location before booking.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process begins the match and booking steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.