About Nazeer
Dr. Nazeer Zerka II is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and issues with self-esteem and relationships. He brings nine years of practice to his work and combines conversation with practical skills so people leave sessions with things they can try right away.
He aims to build a direct, warm connection and often uses humor to ease tense moments. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change, whether that is coping with grief, navigating addiction, improving sleep, or addressing ADHD-related challenges.
Background and approach
Dr. Zerka uses clear language and konkret tools rather than jargon. Background matters to him.
Raised in Flint and Saginaw, Michigan, he draws on life experience as well as his clinical training to relate to different perspectives. He identifies as neurodivergent and uses that personal insight to better understand how some people perceive the world and manage daily demands. His approach mixes client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness-based exercises.
He also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy and existential conversations when they fit the person's goals. Sessions aim to balance emotional understanding with actionable steps. Outside the work day he enjoys basketball, weightlifting, yoga, and casual reading.
He also co-hosts a podcast that discusses mental health topics. People who choose to work with him can expect a practical, straightforward style with an emphasis on collaboration and real-world change.
Approaches that fit online therapy and everyday life
Dr. Zerka commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people cope with anxiety and stress. Client-centered work means sessions focus on the person’s goals and pace, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers clear steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with worry, low mood, and sleep problems.He also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when people need tools for strong emotions and interpersonal tension. DBT-style skills teach breathing, grounding, emotion regulation, and communication techniques that can be practiced between sessions. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - he discusses options and adapts based on the person’s goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques.
Online formats make this flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or busy home schedules while keeping focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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