Care without a waiting room.

My approach draws from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, psychodynamic therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing. Rather than applying a single model, I work with what your system can access at any given stage, integrating cognitive insight, body-based awareness, and relational understanding to address patterns at their source rather than managing symptoms at the surface.

I facilitate three virtual groups for adults seeking a relational container for healing alongside others. Group therapy offers something individual work cannot: the lived experience of being genuinely witnessed, and of witnessing others, in real time. The two process groups run 60 minutes and all three are open to residents of all five states.

The Anxiety Group is a 60-minute process group for adults experiencing anxiety in any of its presentations: generalized, social, panic, or performance-related. Members develop language for their internal experiences, explore how anxiety shapes their relational and behavioral patterns, and build practical skills for regulation and nervous system response.

The Harm Reduction Group is a 60-minute process group for adults who are still drinking or using and want to keep examining that openly. Abstinence is not a condition of joining, quitting is not the assumed goal, and identifying as an addict is not required. The work covers what the substance does and what it costs, alongside trauma, relationships, values and community, on harm reduction terms where you define the goal. Available by inquiry. Full details on format, structure, and current openings are on the virtual group therapy page. The third is an eight week ketamine integration group for adults currently receiving ketamine from a prescriber, which closes to new members after the second session. All three run on demand rather than on a fixed calendar, so a cohort forms once there are enough people for it.

All services are available via telehealth to residents of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, and Maine. I hold an active LCSW in all five states, meaning you can access care from anywhere within those states without geographic restriction.

Alchemy Psychotherapy is a private-pay, out-of-network practice. A reduced fee is available in limited circumstances based on financial need and current caseload. I do not bill insurance directly, but I provide a Superbill on the first of each month for clients with out-of-network mental health benefits, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted. Under the No Surprises Act, you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate of expected charges before treatment begins.

Not everyone wants to be a client. If what you want is a confidential room without the clinical frame, that is private advisory rather than therapy, and it is at shayansalar.com.