Therapist Aida Qasim Photo

Aida Qasim, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Depression Coping with life changes
Video Phone Messaging

About me

Hello, my name is Aida. I have more than twenty years experience working with women. My areas of expertise include relationships, stress management, depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, women’s issues, career concerns, transitions and social justice.

I have a Masters in Social Work from NYU. I am a licensed clinical social worker and I am a certified clinical supervisor.

 I value cultural competence and have significant experience with diverse clients both internationally and locally including immigrants with a focus on west Asian and South Asian communities.


My approach is evidence based, hands on, solution focused and goal oriented.


Modalities: CBT, DBT, and Strength Based Therapy

. Expertise: Women’s concerns, Relationships, stress management, depression, anxiety, parenting, career concerns, transitions, and cross-cultural practice and marginalization.


Professional experience

25 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Depression Coping with life changes

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Grief, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Communication problems, Life purpose, Postpartum depression, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-love, Women's issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

Languages

EnglishArabic

License information

NJ LCSW 44SC04604200

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Aida Qasim. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Aida has been a wonderful support for me over the last few months. She has helped me understand how to see myself more clearly and to try to understand my relationships to others. I feel comfortable sharing with her a d she always offers me practical advice on how to deal with emotions and situations.

Written on Dec 06, 2021 after therapy with Aida for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coaching

Aida really understands my concerns and helps me to find the root cause of them. I absolutely recommend!

Written on Sep 14, 2021 after therapy with Aida for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and anger management

I've had about three sessions with Aida so far and each one has been incredibly helpful and insightful. I honestly can't recommend her enough and look forward to working with her more.

Written on Jul 12, 2021 after therapy with Aida for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, and adhd

Aida since day one has been an amazing individual to help me with my issues. There hasn't been a moment where the advice and information she has imparted on my has been controversial or conflicting with my worldview. The advice has been practical and has helped me tremendously. She is awesome!

Written on Jul 08, 2021 after therapy with Aida for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd

It took me three tries on BetterHelp to come across Aida and I am so grateful. It has only been two weeks but I feel very hopeful already. She is very insightful, supportive, and non-judgmental and I really feel like the ultimate goal of our sessions is for me to get better. Thank you so much!

Written on Feb 28, 2021 after therapy with Aida for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Aida is very helpful and compassionate. I feel comfortable speaking to her and she is really helping me to heal.

Written on Jan 25, 2021 after therapy with Aida for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, and coping with life changes