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About Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh
Dr. Sahar Khoshakhlagh is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and relationship life coach with over 23 years of professional experience. She founded Common Ground Counseling in 2010, where she provides comprehensive therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Dr. Khoshakhlagh is committed to creating a safe, confidential space where clients can explore their challenges, strengths, and aspirations with professional expertise and genuine care.
Systemic Approach
Dr. Khoshakhlagh utilizes a systemic approach grounded in attachment theory, recognizing that personal challenges are interconnected with relational and family patterns. She helps clients understand how relationship dynamics, family histories, and intergenerational influences shape their current experiences. By addressing individuals within the context of their relational systems, Dr. Khoshakhlagh facilitates meaningful integration at both personal and systemic levels.
How Dr. Khoshakhlagh Works
Dr. Khoshakhlagh begins by listening carefully to understand each client's unique story, challenges, and goals. She creates personalized treatment plans using evidence-based techniques—including mindfulness, cognitive reconstruction, and emotionally focused therapy—paired with practical skill-building in communication, emotional resilience, and healthy boundaries. Working from a systemic perspective, she recognizes clients within the context of their couple, family, and relational systems, offering compassionate accountability that respects autonomy while thoughtfully addressing limiting beliefs
Client Outcomes
Dr. Khoshakhlagh’s graduated clients report improvements in symptom reduction, relational satisfaction, emotional regulation, self-awareness, and sense of purpose. Her therapeutic approach emphasizes meaningful transformation rather than symptom management alone.
Accessibility & Commitment
Dr. Khoshakhlagh is dedicated to making quality mental health services accessible to all. She works with clients from all geographic backgrounds, sexual identities, and gender identities. She believes that therapy should be a empowering experience grounded in authenticity, expertise, and genuine care for client wellbeing.
Years of Experience: 24 years
Individual counseling - Working with individual adults struggling with life stressors and/or adjustments in daily living
Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love
Family therapy and family of origin issues - The belief that everyone in the family system is part of the solution. Boundaries, family structure, communication, and respect are some of the areas that are explored
Intimacy topics and challenges - Addressing emotional, physical, and biological concerns related to sexual intimacy and functioning; improving communication to realize a fulfilling relationships
Infidelity and affair recovery - Providing a safe and neutral environment for couples to explore and develop a plan forward from infidelity and affair issues within the relationship
Communication issues - Developing effective interpersonal skills in relationships withpartners, families, and co-workers; using healthy methods of communication to convey needs and respond to others
Dr. Sahar is currently offering lower fee therapy for individuals and couples impacted by COVID-19 and the current economic circumstances
Sahar Khoshakhlagh is not in-network with any insurances.
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I am currently not on any insurance panels and operate on an out-of-pocket payment basis. However, I offer a sliding scale to make therapy more accessible based on financial need. I can provide superbills that you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. I'm happy to discuss various fee options and payment plans to find an arrangement that works for you.
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