- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness practice
- Guilt and shame focus
About Seda
Seda Terzyan is a California psychologist with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma or abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Seda also works with issues such as attachment concerns, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Mindfulness techniques are used to increase awareness of thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them.
Seda aims to make sessions a place where difficult thoughts and emotions can be spoken about plainly. She focuses on small, manageable steps rather than large, abstract goals. Solution-Focused Therapy is part of that mix, helping clients identify what changes would make a real difference day to day.
Seda has worked across a range of concerns including panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, postpartum depression, and somatization. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness or traumatic brain injury who notice emotional strain alongside medical issues. Her work includes attention to life purpose and challenges common to young adults.
People can expect direct conversation about what is getting in the way and tangible strategies to try between sessions. Practical tools, clearer perspective, and steady work on specific behaviors or habits are common elements of her practice.
How Seda’s approaches translate to online work
Seda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice and accept difficult thoughts while committing to actions that matter to them. ACT can be useful when guilt or shame keeps someone stuck in avoidance or self-criticism.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress. CBT focuses on testing unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions. Mindfulness techniques help increase present-moment awareness and reduce getting carried away by painful memories or self-judgment.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Seda will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean blending ACT, CBT, and mindfulness tools to focus on specific problems like panic, obsessive thoughts, or relationship distress.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or letting people join from different locations. These practical benefits can help maintain regular sessions and make it simpler to try strategies between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Seda works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and depression. She also addresses related areas such as attachment issues, guilt and shame, and life purpose.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses acceptance-based and cognitive methods to help people notice painful thoughts and test different responses. The focus is on practical steps people can take outside sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a California psychologist with 10 years of professional work experience supporting a range of mood and trauma-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed as CA Psychologist 29251 and practices in California.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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