Malekapukhrajbanu "Maleka" Qureshi, LCPC

Malekapukhrajbanu "Maleka" Qureshi is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 15 years of clinical experience supporting adolescents and adults. She draws on extensive work with individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as those managing co-occurring mental health and substance related or addictive disorders. Maleka offers care that attends to cultural context and provides services in English, tailoring her approach to each person she meets.

Her background includes treating phobias, stress and anxiety, anger management concerns, low self-esteem, family conflicts, and relationship issues for couples. She has provided individual therapy and family support, helping clients and their loved ones navigate the impacts of mental health and addiction challenges. Maleka has a particular focus on obsessive and compulsive patterns and on process addictions such as problematic pornography use, exercise, and gambling.

She combines techniques from multiple therapeutic traditions to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and past patterns, shift attention toward present values, and build steps toward more fulfilling living. Maleka views therapy as a collaborative process - clients bring expertise about their own lives, and she brings clinical skills to help shape practical strategies. She is committed to supporting people who are ready to take the first steps toward greater balance and wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages clients to clarify what matters most to them and take committed action toward those values while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be especially helpful for stress, anxiety, and patterns that interfere with a meaningful life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It offers clear, practical strategies for managing anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and mood-related difficulties.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be valuable for intense emotions and difficulties with impulse control often seen in process addictions or severe stress responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Malekapukhrajbanu "Maleka" Qureshi collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress is made.

Online therapy with Maleka uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make sessions more accessible and flexible. These options allow clients to receive consistent support from licensed professionals while fitting care into busy schedules, reducing travel time, and maintaining continuity when life circumstances change.