- Family of origin issues
- CBT and DBT skills
- English and Russian
About Zhanna
Zhanna Cohen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices in Connecticut and works with adults on relationship struggles, mood concerns, career decisions, and parenting questions. Sessions are offered in English and Russian, and she also accepts international clients.
Her work focuses on everyday problems that trace back to family of origin patterns, attachment concerns, and difficult life changes. She helps people notice repeated roles and expectations from childhood that shape current choices. Conversations often cover how these patterns affect relationships, self-esteem, anger, and coping with loss or transitions.
Zhanna uses clear, practical approaches in sessions. She draws on client-centered listening to understand a person's priorities, and on cognitive behavioral tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of acting. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are added when people need help with intense feelings or impulsive responses.
Her background includes work with adoption and foster care matters, gender dysphoria, and fatherhood issues, alongside mood disorders and post-traumatic stress concerns. She blends talk, problem-solving, and skill practice so clients can try small changes between meetings.
People who choose her often want straightforward discussion and concrete steps. To begin, the usual process is to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment to discuss goals and practical next steps.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the individual. It helps people clarify goals and feel understood during conversations, which supports decision making and relationship work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Online CBT sessions typically include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing concrete behavior changes between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions and impulsive actions. In remote sessions those skills can be taught, rehearsed, and reviewed in real time to reduce harmful reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Zhanna will discuss options, try methods that match your goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to shift patterns that come from family of origin experiences or attachment struggles.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a workday, avoid travel time, or have a shorter check-in when needed. They also allow practice of new skills in everyday settings and follow-up conversations without needing to rearrange a full day.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida, Connecticut
Languages
English, Russian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she focus on?
She works with relationship problems, depression, anger, career questions, parenting stress, addictions, and other mood or impulse-related issues.
Which therapeutic approaches does she use?
She uses client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), existential ideas, and mindfulness practices depending on the client's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience since first obtaining licensure in 2013 in Florida and currently practices in Connecticut.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Connecticut. The provided credentials are FL LMHC and CT LPC.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals.
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