About Zachariah
Zachariah Cooney is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. He draws on seven years of clinical experience to help people manage stress and anxiety. His style is straightforward and respectful, focused on practical steps people can use right away.
He works with people coping with addictions, including drug and alcohol issues, and with problems tied to impulsivity and sex or relationship-related acting out. He also helps people recover from trauma and abuse and cope with major life changes.
Background and approach
Panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety are among the concerns he commonly addresses. Zachariah uses client-centered work to build a trusting relationship and to follow what matters most to each person. He also borrows ideas from narrative therapy to help people rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves.
Psychodynamic perspectives help him notice patterns that repeat over time so those patterns can change. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs. He listens without judgment and helps create clear, manageable goals.
The approach emphasizes small, concrete steps alongside deeper reflection. People who contact him typically start by describing a current problem and what they want to change. He then collaborates on a plan that fits that person's life and goals.
Many clients find this mix of practical skill building and exploration useful for lasting change.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals first and focuses on building a respectful, collaborative relationship. In online sessions this means the therapist follows what matters most to the client and adjusts pacing and focus to meet immediate needs.Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from the problems they face by reworking the stories they tell about their lives. This can be useful for anxiety, addictions, and recovery from traumatic experiences because it creates new ways of seeing what is possible.
Psychodynamic ideas look for patterns that repeat across relationships and time so those patterns can be understood and changed. In online work this may show up as noticing recurring reactions and then trying different responses between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will work collaboratively to choose what fits best. Zachariah will listen to your goals and preferences and adapt methods over time so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text-based messaging let people share updates and get brief support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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