About Ani
Ani Asulyan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience in California. She draws on a long career that includes extensive work as a substance abuse counselor. Ani helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and self-esteem struggles.
Her background in addiction work gives her a practical understanding of substance use and recovery. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside motivational interviewing and tailored care plans.
How Ani works
Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and steps that can be practised between meetings. Ani pays attention to issues that often sit beneath symptoms, such as attachment wounds, abandonment, control issues, and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, guilt, shame, and isolation.
Together clients and therapist identify patterns and try new ways of responding to old hurts. Her approach is collaborative and respectful. Ani aims to build motivation and self-confidence while addressing practical obstacles to change.
She explains options plainly and adjusts plans to fit each person’s needs. If you are ready to take a first step, she asks for a brief intake and then works with you to set attainable goals. Sessions can cover short-term problem solving or longer-term growth depending on what matters to you.
What Ani works with
The areas below are the ones Ani selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Armenian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Ani uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is motivational interviewing, which helps people find and strengthen their own reasons to change and works well for addiction and ambivalence. Another approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and mood concerns, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior strategies that can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ani collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, history, and day-to-day needs. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan when something isn’t helping as expected.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for richer discussion, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can serve as brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and let people continue care from different locations.
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