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Hajra Munir

Hajra Munir

LMHC

New York

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Compassionate support for anxiety and life transitions

  • Anxiety and panic
  • Culturally responsive care
  • Building coping skills

About Hajra

Hajra Munir is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and relationship strain. She brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions and centers the person first. Her work is practical and rooted in listening closely to what feels most urgent for each client.

Hajra uses a culturally responsive and affirming approach that honors each person’s background and identity. She often helps clients untangle family patterns, attachment concerns, and problems with trust or codependency. That includes supporting people dealing with panic and social anxiety, as well as mood shifts after trauma.

Sessions are collaborative and skill-focused. Hajra helps people build coping tools for strong emotions, practice communication skills, and work through painful memories at a manageable pace. She also supports those handling life transitions like divorce, immigration-related stress, or caregiving burdens.

Over four years as a clinician, Hajra has worked with clients on issues like shame, guilt, body image, and loneliness. She emphasizes concrete steps that can fit into daily life, such as small behavior changes and brief grounding practices. Her license is LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

Hajra sees people in New York and offers services in English and Urdu. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire to match with her and then schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Hajra describes her work as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, trauma-related concerns, and relationship patterns. One common approach focuses on teaching coping skills and brief behavioral changes to reduce intense anxiety and panic. It helps people notice triggers, practice grounding exercises, and try small behavior shifts to regain a sense of control.

Another approach emphasizes exploring attachment patterns and family-of-origin dynamics to understand how past relationships affect current reactions. This helps people see repetitive patterns, improve communication, and make different choices in relationships and boundaries.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Hajra works collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques feel useful. She adjusts methods based on goals, comfort level, and what shows progress in session.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins on difficult days. Talk with the therapist about how sessions might be structured to match your schedule and needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English, Urdu

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Hajra commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment, codependency, and panic.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Hajra takes a collaborative, practical approach. She focuses on listening, teaching coping skills, and helping clients take small steps toward change.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has four years of clinical experience working with mood challenges, panic, social anxiety, grief, and family-of-origin issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the credential LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and practices in New York.

Which languages are supported in therapy?

Sessions are offered in English and Urdu.

Can I work with her from another country?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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