Sanaz Motamedi

Sanaz Motamedi is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of clinical work. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on life purpose, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, self-love, and social anxiety.

Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions concentrate on clear goals and small steps clients can try between meetings. Conversations are adjusted to each person’s pace and situation, with attention to what feels manageable in daily life.

Sanaz draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and patterns that keep people stuck. She works with clients to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to develop new ways of responding to stress and relationships. Progress is measured in concrete changes rather than abstract ideas.

She pays particular attention to relationship dynamics and communication skills when those areas show up as sources of stress. With trauma or abuse histories, sessions move at a steady rhythm that respects each person’s readiness to address painful material.

For people questioning what comes next, Sanaz offers practical tools to explore values and options. Her approach aims to make decisions and next steps clearer by breaking them into manageable pieces and testing them in real life.

Evidence-based approaches for online sessions

Sanaz uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms by giving people concrete skills to try between sessions. Another approach targets relationship and communication skills, teaching practical ways to express needs, set boundaries, and repair conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend which techniques to try first. Decisions about methods and pace are made collaboratively and adjusted based on how well they fit your needs.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Ask which session formats are offered when you sign up. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so meeting during a lunch break or between commitments is more feasible.