Madeline Razavi

Madeline Razavi is a licensed clinical social worker who brings eight years of practice in California to her therapeutic work. She focuses on common sources of distress like stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and anger. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental, and she invites people to take small steps toward change.

Madeline uses a practical, goal-oriented approach. She helps people set clear goals and learn skills that can reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day coping. She aims to help clients reconnect with what matters so they can move past the issues that brought them to counseling.

Her work often addresses underlying patterns such as attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and difficulties with control or guilt. She also supports people struggling with caregiver stress, workplace tension, and questions of life purpose and self-love. Isolation and loneliness are included among the areas she pays attention to.

Sessions are delivered with respect and compassion. Madeline describes her style as empathetic and straightforward, listening first and then offering practical tools. She encourages people to try approaches that feel doable in their everyday life.

She believes starting therapy is a brave decision and aims to make the process approachable. Prospective clients are invited to complete the site's matching steps to begin scheduling, and to discuss goals and preferences at the first meeting.

How cognitive methods and online work come together

Madeline uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or cope with stress.

Her style is collaborative. She works with clients to pick approaches that match their goals and day-to-day needs. Figuring out the best way to proceed is a shared process, and adjustments are made as progress and preferences become clearer.

If you prefer online care, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is tight. They also let people use tools and homework between meetings, which pairs naturally with CBT skill practice. A conversation at the first visit will cover which format will work best for scheduling, quiet time, and how you prefer to do skill practice between sessions.