About Mariam
Dr. Mariam Sophia Faris helps people manage relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She draws on a decade of clinical experience in New York and works with adults to address a wide range of emotional and relational challenges.
She uses straightforward talk and practical tools in sessions. Conversations focus on what matters most and on small steps that move a person forward. The work is collaborative - she listens, reflects, and offers skills you can try between meetings.
How Mariam works
Her approach pulls from several psychological methods that emphasize values, emotion, and behavior. That includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. These methods are used to help with anxiety, relationship patterns, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment.
Dr. Faris brings ten years of experience to each case and holds the credential NY Psychologist 026905, which indicates licensure in New York. She offers services in both English and Spanish to meet language preferences.
Practical concerns such as blended family dynamics, attachment issues, codependency, and aspects of kink and alternative sex culture are within her focus areas. She also has experience related to first responder challenges, aging and geriatric issues, grief, and coping after disasters. Sessions aim to build skills, increase clarity, and help people feel more capable in daily life.
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What Mariam works with
The areas below are the ones Mariam selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NY Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Faris will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and tailor methods accordingly. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, CBT, emotionally focused work, or skills from dialectical behavior therapy will be most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone can fit brief check-ins or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging or chat supports ongoing coaching-style contact between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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