Habiba Salim

Habiba Salim, LPC, helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, ADHD, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her tone is calm and direct, aiming to make things feel less overwhelming and more manageable. Habiba uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She emphasizes learning concrete skills for handling strong emotions, rethinking unhelpful thoughts, and making choices that match personal values. Sessions tend to include simple exercises, goal setting, and real-world practice between meetings. Her background includes work in educational and clinical settings, which shaped how she looks at development across life stages. That experience informs how she talks about early patterns and their effects on current relationships. Habiba draws on this perspective when helping people understand recurring difficulties. She pays attention to cultural and multicultural concerns and to feelings like guilt and shame that can get in the way of reaching goals. Habiba also addresses obsessive or compulsive behaviors and stress that follows traumatic events. She frames therapy as a collaborative process rather than a set of fixed steps. Habiba works with young adults, adults, and couples who want to change long-standing patterns and build a steadier sense of direction. Her approach aims to be practical and grounded, helping clients make small shifts that add up to meaningful change over time.

Approaches that guide online work

Habiba draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when helping people manage troubling thoughts and feelings. ACT focuses on noticing what matters and taking action toward values even when emotions are hard. CBT breaks down thoughts and behaviors, helping people test and change patterns that keep stress and anxiety alive.

She also uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT skills can be useful when emotions feel intense or when relationship patterns cause repeated conflict. Together these approaches give tools for both immediate coping and longer-term change. Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Habiba will talk with clients about their needs and preferences and recommend a mix of techniques that fit their goals. The plan can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift. Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can help people fit sessions into busy lives by reducing commute time and allowing appointments during workday breaks or evenings. It also makes it easier to use shorter check-ins when needed, or to choose conversations that do not require video. These practical benefits can make it simpler to stick with therapy and practice skills between sessions.