Therapist profile
Uzma Ahmad, LPC, LMHC
Licensed counselor - Parenting and relationships
Continue with UzmaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and trauma
- Parenting support
About Uzma
Uzma Ahmad is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of clinical and teaching experience. She is licensed in Oregon and Washington and has taught psychology at the university level. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, parenting, trauma and abuse.
Her method is strength based. She helps people identify skills they already have and build on them. In sessions she listens for patterns such as attachment struggles, control issues, or communication problems, and she helps people try different ways of responding.
Uzma has long experience talking through grief, trauma, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports adults dealing with abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation, and issues related to narcissistic relationships. Conversations often cover practical steps for managing anxiety and everyday stress.
She pays attention to cultural and generational factors that affect family roles and parenting. Sessions address parenting strain, conflicts at home, and how family expectations shape decisions. She works in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
People describe working with her as straightforward and focused on usable change. She asks clear questions, suggests simple practices to try between sessions, and follows up on what helped. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled.
How sessions work
Practical approaches and online sessions
Uzma works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize building strengths and changing patterns. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful reactions to stress and anxiety, then practicing alternative responses in daily life. This helps people reduce overwhelm and manage tense moments at home. Another approach looks at attachment and communication patterns. It helps people notice how past relationships shape current responses and offers concrete ways to communicate differently. This can be useful for parenting strain, repeated conflicts, or problems with trust. Choosing the right method is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches, and adjust what they do together. That collaborative process helps match techniques to real life needs and preferences. Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the profile does not list formats here. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let someone use audio-only sessions if they prefer less bandwidth or find speaking without video simpler. Ask about the available formats when you schedule so sessions fit into everyday life.Areas of focus
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Washington, Oregon
Languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which everyday problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting concerns, and trauma and abuse.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses a strength based approach that focuses on skills a person already has and on trying practical changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience, including university-level teaching in psychology.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LPC and an LMHC, licensed in Oregon and Washington, and practices from Washington for this profile.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How do sessions cost and billed?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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