- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem work
About Malak
Malak Alsaidi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with four years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and forgiveness.
Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life. She listens for strengths people already have and builds on them. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than vague promises.
In conversation she aims to make difficult topics easier to name. She helps people talk through what they feel guilty or ashamed about, and looks at how those feelings affect daily choices. Work may include examining patterns, improving communication, and developing more manageable coping routines.
Malak describes her methods as evidence-based therapeutic techniques. That means she draws on practices shown to help with mood, anxiety, and trauma symptoms and adapts them to the person's situation. The emphasis is on techniques that produce observable changes in thinking and behavior.
People who see her can expect direct, practical sessions that focus on current challenges and next steps. She offers sessions in English and accepts clients internationally. Before booking, confirm the current session options and scheduling process.
Therapeutic techniques used and online sessions
Malak uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing patterns of thought and behavior. One common approach addresses anxiety and depression by helping people identify unhelpful thinking, test those thoughts, and practice different responses in everyday situations. Another approach focuses on trauma-related responses by teaching grounding and coping skills, and by gradually working through distressing memories while keeping the pace manageable.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means discussing what feels doable, adjusting methods over time, and checking progress together.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session would be hard to arrange, and make video or audio only choices possible depending on tech and comfort. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help maintain continuity of care while adapting to everyday constraints.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment, body image, caregiving stress, and forgiveness.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She helps clients name the feelings and looks at how they influence behavior. The work involves practical steps to change unhelpful patterns rather than moralizing about the feelings.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential with four years of clinical experience. Her work has focused on mood, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in New York as an LCSW and practices from that jurisdiction. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any regional or legal considerations before scheduling.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check pricing details before you commit.
What are the steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and matching process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.