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Naira Karapetyan, LMFT

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasGrief, Coping with life changes, and Stress and Anxiety
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Naira

Naira Karapetyan is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She supports people navigating grief, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and career or life-purpose questions.

Background and approach

Her practice also attends to caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and multicultural concerns among a broad set of emotional and practical struggles. Her approach blends Internal Family Systems with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies to craft treatment that fits each person’s needs.

Sessions emphasize creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore emotions, patterns, and practical steps for change. Naira encourages collaboration, helping clients clarify short-term goals while exploring deeper dynamics when useful.

She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging sessions and works with clients within California. As an LMFT she brings both relational perspective and individual-focused tools to support coping, healing, and clearer decision making.

Integrating approaches for online healing and growth



Naira often weaves Internal Family Systems with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address what shows up in online sessions. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to the different parts of themselves - for example protective or wounded parts - and gently work toward internal balance, which can be useful for trauma, grief, and persistent emotional patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for anxiety, mood concerns, and day-to-day stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Naira treats selection of methods as collaborative. She partners with clients to weigh goals, preferences, and what emerges in early sessions, adapting the balance of techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and effective for each person.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. This variety makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity when circumstances change, and choose the format that best supports progress and comfort.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist support?
Naira works with a wide range of issues including grief, stress and anxiety, depression and bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family matters, career and life-purpose questions, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines an open, nonjudgmental stance with collaborative goal setting, using both insight-oriented and practical techniques to address immediate challenges and longer-term patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of experience in clinical work supporting clients with mood, stress, trauma-related, and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds California LMFT license number CA LMFT 109040 and practices in California.
In which languages are sessions offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences and availability.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

GriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English