About Froogh
Froogh Vakili-Khatibloo is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 20 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. She offers straightforward, practical support and meets people where they are in the change process. Sessions are offered in English and Persian and are available to international clients as well as people in Ohio.
She draws on a mix of approaches to tailor care to each person.
How Froogh works
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take small steps toward meaningful change. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used with survivors of trauma to reduce the intensity of painful memories.
Her work often includes harm reduction for people managing alcohol or substance use, and motivational interviewing to help set realistic goals. She also supports people dealing with job loss, career transitions, and workplace stress through career-focused consultation. Communication skills, anger management, and coping tools are taught in clear, manageable steps.
Froogh creates an accepting space for identity exploration and supports people from marginalized backgrounds, including members of LGBT communities and people of color. She also addresses caregiving stress, codependency, and complex losses. Her approach balances practical skill-building with attention to underlying causes of distress.
Froogh provides clinical supervision and consultation for unlicensed mental health professionals and graduate students. Her practice aims to help people feel less stuck and more able to move toward their goals.
Froogh lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Froogh works with
The areas below are the ones Froogh selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Persian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps. Online ACT sessions focus on identifying goals, practicing present-moment skills, and building actions that fit daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect; through video or messaging, clients learn to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on understanding and shifting emotional patterns that affect relationships and intimacy; via video calls this work can include guided conversations and exercises to rehearse new ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and comfort with different methods, and then try strategies that fit. That collaborative process can include mixing techniques from different models when useful.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to stay connected between sessions, send progress notes, or check in during a difficult day. These options create flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel while continuing therapy.
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