Froogh Vakili-Khatibloo, LPCC

Froogh Vakili-Khatibloo is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 20 years of experience. She offers straightforward, practical counseling to people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and life transitions. Froogh works with individuals and couples and creates an accepting space for people from diverse backgrounds, including members of LGBT communities and other marginalized groups.

She draws on a harm reduction perspective when addressing substance use, meeting people where they are and helping them set realistic goals for change. Froogh blends cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practice, and interpersonal work to address mood concerns and anxiety. She uses motivational interviewing to help people get unstuck and set achievable goals.

Trauma recovery and grief work are also central to her practice. She aims to help survivors reconnect with their resilience and move toward healing. Froogh uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing alongside other approaches when trauma treatment is appropriate.

Froogh also helps with career and employment issues, including recovering from job loss, exploring career change, addressing workplace stress, and applying for disability when needed. She teaches practical interpersonal skills for anger management and conflict resolution to improve communication and relationships.

She offers clinical supervision and consultation for unlicensed mental health professionals and graduate students. Froogh provides services in English and Persian and practices in Ohio.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-based action. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by clarifying what matters and setting small steps toward it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behaviors; it is often used for depression, anxiety, and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people improve emotional connection and communication when relationship or intimacy issues are present.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose or blend methods based on goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process helps make sure sessions feel relevant and practical for everyday life.

The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people access a licensed professional from different locations. These practical benefits often help people sustain regular work on their goals while managing other responsibilities.