Services
Therapy services across California
Private-pay telehealth support for individuals and couples with a caring, grounded approach that honors stress, relationships, identity, and life transitions.
Services
Care that meets you where you are
Whether you are seeking support for yourself or your relationship, therapy can offer a steady place to slow down, reflect, and move forward with more clarity and care.
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Who I Serve
- Students: Support for academic pressure, identity development, relationships, and the emotional weight that can come with growing into yourself.
- Premarital Counseling: A thoughtful space to deepen communication, explore values, and build a stronger foundation before marriage.
- Life Transitions & Identity Shifts: Gentle support through change, uncertainty, and the questions that arise when life no longer feels the same.
- Boundaries & Healthy Relationships: Therapy to help you notice patterns, communicate more clearly, and create relationships that feel more mutual and grounded.
- Loss & Grief: A compassionate place to process sorrow, honor what matters, and move at your own pace.
- OCD / Anxious Thoughts: Support for intrusive thoughts, spiraling worry, and the exhaustion of feeling stuck in fear or mental loops.
- People-Pleasing Tendencies: Space to understand the roots of overextending, reconnect with your needs, and practice a steadier sense of self.
- Values and Meaning Making: We can explore what gives your life meaning and identify the values that feel most authentic to you.
- Young Adults (Gen Z & Younger Millennials): Support through life transitions, identity development, relationships, career decisions, and building confidence during early adulthood.
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
Expertise
Anger Management, Caregivers, Child, Coping Skills, Divorce/Breakup, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, School Issues, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma and PTSD, and Women’s Issues.
What the process looks like
Telehealth therapy is designed to feel approachable, steady, and supportive from the first conversation onward.
01
Reach out
Use the contact page to share what brings you in and what kind of support you are looking for.
02
Schedule a consultation
Begin with a conversation to see whether the fit feels right and to answer questions about working together.
03
Begin virtual sessions
Meet online from anywhere in California for individual or couples therapy in a private, convenient setting.
04
Build lasting change
Together, we work toward greater clarity, emotional resilience, and more secure ways of relating.
Common questions
A few helpful details about services and telehealth therapy in California.
Do you offer telehealth only?
Yes. Services are provided virtually, allowing you to attend therapy from anywhere in California.
Who do you work with?
Halleh Akhbari, AMFT works with individuals and couples seeking support for anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, burnout, grief, and life transitions.
Do you see couples?
Yes. Couples therapy is available for relational repair, communication challenges, attachment concerns, and pre-marital counseling.
Is this private pay?
Yes. This is a private-pay therapy practice. You can reach out through the contact page to ask about current fees and next steps.
Are services available outside California?
No. Telehealth therapy is offered for clients located in California.
What is your licensure status?
Halleh Akhbari is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT#156442, practicing under the supervision of Traci Freeman, LMFT#122329, through Whole Health Counseling Center.