Juwairiah Abdus-Saboor , LCSW

Juwairiah Abdus-Saboor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who draws on a wide range of training to help people manage anxiety, depression, family concerns, and life transitions. She completed specialized training as a Certified Child and Adolescent Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP-CA) in 2020, and she often works with clients on self-esteem, coping skills, and restoring balance in daily life.

Her therapeutic style is eclectic and strength-focused, blending solution-focused strategies, self-psychology, systems thinking, and attachment theory to fit each person's needs. Over eight years she has practiced as a mental health professional across multiple cities in Virginia, bringing practical experience working with individuals, parents, and families facing grief, addiction, relationship challenges, and caregiver stress.

Juwairiah earned a Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in Spanish from NC State University in 2012 and a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016. She obtained her clinical social work license in 2019 and is licensed to practice in Virginia and North Carolina. She identifies as a clinician who supports people in discovering their strengths and moving toward greater well-being.

Raised in Raleigh by Pan-African parents alongside four sisters, she now lives with her husband and two young sons. Outside of work she enjoys walking, traveling, cooking, exploring new foods, creating play-dough projects with her children, and studying different cultures and history.

How Juwairiah's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present-day patterns. In online sessions this approach helps clients explore attachment needs and relationship patterns to improve communication and emotional connection with partners, family members, and children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical method that identifies unhelpful thoughts and shifts behavior through concrete strategies. Adapted to virtual care, CBT can support work on anxiety, depression, stress management, and sleep by using structured exercises and skill-building between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and reshape emotional responses in close relationships. Through video or phone conversations, therapists guide clients to voice vulnerable emotions and practice new ways of responding that strengthen bonds and reduce conflict.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Juwairiah works with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - appointments by video call, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to connect from home or work. These options expand access to licensed professionals and allow clients to continue therapeutic work in a format that suits their life.