Licensed to practice in California and accepts 48 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Grief
Yalda Hasara
(she/her)
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About me
Hi, I’m Yalda, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I support clients navigating anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. My approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a warm, collaborative style to help clients build practical coping skills, gain insight, and feel more confident in managing life’s challenges. I strive to create a supportive space where clients feel understood, empowered, and supported in their healing and growth.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Your first session is a space for us to get to know each other and begin building a safe, supportive connection. We’ll talk about what brings you to therapy, what you’ve been struggling with, and what you hope might feel different in your life. I may ask about your background, relationships, current stressors, and emotional patterns to better understand the full picture. If helpful, we may use brief measures to understand symptoms and track progress over time. There’s no pressure to share everything at once. We’ll move at a pace that feels comfortable for you. My goal is for you to leave feeling heard, understood, and hopeful about the work we can do together.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
What stands out about my therapeutic approach is the balance between compassion and structure. Clients often tell me they feel deeply understood and emotionally safe in our work, while also gaining practical tools they can apply right away. Clients who work with me often experience: • Increased emotional awareness • Stronger self-worth and healthier boundaries • Reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms • Improved functioning in work, school, and relationships My goal is not just for clients to feel better temporarily, but to feel stronger, more grounded, and more empowered long-term.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am best positioned to support individuals who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in self-doubt, or weighed down by grief or major life transitions. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but internally struggle with overthinking, perfectionism, guilt, or feeling “not good enough.” They are often insightful and motivated for change but need support breaking unhelpful thought patterns and building healthier coping strategies. I work well with clients who are ready to reflect, learn practical tools, and actively engage in the therapeutic process. Whether you’re navigating loss, relationship challenges, career stress, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself, I provide a warm, structured, and collaborative space where growth feels safe and achievable.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Grief
Identifies as
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $175 per session
Centivo
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Scripps Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a structured, evidence-based approach to help clients understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. In my practice, I work collaboratively with clients to identify negative thought patterns, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and develop healthier coping strategies. With over 13 years of clinical experience, I integrate CBT techniques to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. I help clients recognize cognitive distortions such as overthinking, self-criticism, and catastrophizing, and guide them in replacing these patterns with more balanced and empowering perspectives.
Grief Therapy
I specialize in grief and loss therapy. I spent seven years working as a hospice social worker , where I supported individuals and families navigating anticipatory grief, end-of-life transitions, sudden loss, and complicated bereavement. This experience deeply shaped my therapeutic lens and strengthened my ability to sit with profound pain, trauma, and life transitions with steadiness and empathy. I have received specialized grief training in working with both children and adults, and I understand that grief is not something to “fix,” but something to process, integrate, and honor. In therapy, I help clients explore feelings of sadness, anger, guilt, and unfinished conversations while building resilience and meaning after loss.
4 ratings with written reviews
May 7, 2026
She is super sweet and understanding of my issues. I feel like she has already helped me a lot even with just one appointment. I highly recommend her.
Verified client, age 35-44
April 1, 2026
Continuing work with Yalda, she's extremely patient and supportive- I can bring a lot of issues to the table for each session that could be overwhelming but she's been great in helping be supportive and sort out things out towards solution in trying to build/ rebuild things in my own life. Highly recommended!
Verified client, age 55-64
March 3, 2026
Had a good time talking with her and she was very warm and understanding