Mental health counseling · New York
Holistic, culturally sensitive therapy for children, teens, and adults.
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About Saudia
In today's complex world, there is a plethora of challenges that one may face. But the battle we have within ourselves is an exhausting fight that we often feel we need to win on our own. I believe that we need someone to help guide us in those moments.
My passion is working with teenagers and young adults to develop skills that empower them to combat their anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. I believe in utilizing a holistic, multi-dimensional approach to therapy, with a focus on cognitive and solution-based techniques. Together we work to understand anxious and depressive thoughts, and learn strategies and skills to combat them.
I also believe in developing habits and behaviors that align with the person you aspire to be. I look forward to being a guide on your path to healing and growth.
Working with
Children (6–10), Preteens, Teens
Adults & Young Adults
Individual sessions
Practice
Mental Health Counselor
Telehealth across New York
Most insurances accepted
What I help with
A focused practice for the things that quietly weigh on us: anxiety, low self-esteem, life transitions, relationships, and more. Below are areas I work with most often.
Generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, and the constant background hum of worry that makes daily life feel heavier than it should.
From persistent low mood to seasons of feeling stuck. We work together to interrupt depressive thought patterns and rebuild momentum.
Building a steadier inner voice. Moving from harsh self-criticism toward self-trust, and developing habits that align with who you want to be.
School pressure, identity, friendships, family. Support tailored to the developmental moment you're actually in.
Skills work for focus, organization, and emotional regulation, plus a space to figure out what actually works for your brain.
Loss of a person, a relationship, an identity, or a future you'd imagined. There's no timeline. Only the work of carrying it differently.
Family, friendships, romantic partners. Navigating patterns, communication, and the spaces where we keep bumping into the same walls.
Pregnancy, prenatal anxiety, and the postpartum window. Meeting you where you are with care that holds the whole experience.
Practical, evidence-based tools to manage what life is throwing at you, and to keep your nervous system out of the red zone.
10 more areas of focus, including peer relationships, body image, and women's issues.
My approach
"There is strength in remembering that you're not alone and reaching out. I look forward to being a guide on your path to healing and growth."
How we'll work together
Therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. I draw from several evidence-based modalities and adapt to what's actually useful for you in the moment.
Identify the thought patterns that drive anxious and depressive moods, then practice replacing them with more accurate, useful ones.
Building a kinder relationship with yourself, especially if your inner voice has spent years being your harshest critic.
Your culture, faith, family, and identity all shape what healing looks like for you. Therapy here makes room for that.
You're the expert on your own life. My job is to listen carefully and help you find the answers that are already in you.
Focused on what's working and what you want more of, building forward momentum rather than only looking back.
Thoughts, behaviors, body, relationships, environment. We look at the whole picture, not just the symptom.
Insurance & payment
Wisteria Counseling works with most major insurance plans across New York, plus self-pay and out-of-network arrangements. Reach out to verify your specific benefits.
If you don't see your plan or aren't sure if you're covered, send a quick query and we'll check for you. Sliding-scale availability is limited but reviewed case by case.
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