01 · Who Khadeeja works with

Khadeeja works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse

Khadeeja lists 13 specialisms and 22 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Khadeeja chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Khadeeja's own words

What Khadeeja says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hi there, I'm glad you're here! I'm a licensed therapist in California with 10 years of professional experience supporting individuals through a wide range of life challenges. My areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

I believe in creating a space that feels safe, open, and judgment-free - where you can show up exactly as you are. My approach is collaborative and compassionate, and I work closely with my clients to help them explore their thoughts, build resilience, and move toward meaningful change.

Whether you're navigating difficult emotions or exploring new possibilities, it takes courage to begin therapy and I'm here to help you move forward with compassion and care.

Khadeeja Mirza, on the BetterHelp listing · read 10 Oct 2026

03 · How Khadeeja works

The 5 approaches Khadeeja lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Khadeeja lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Khadeeja's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Khadeeja runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Khadeeja practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Khadeeja's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Khadeeja at this point.

2. Naming Khadeeja specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Khadeeja is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Khadeeja.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Khadeeja

Built from what Khadeeja actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Khadeeja's - Khadeeja has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

California

Licence

CA LCSW 101027

Licence number

101027

Licence expires

30 Apr 2027

NPI

1649705344

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Khadeeja's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 10 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Khadeeja. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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