About Zulena
Zulena Staton is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports those facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, career challenges, and people wanting to build more self-love. Her approach is calm and direct, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.
She creates a welcoming space where clients can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on identifying what gets in the way, practicing new responses, and building confidence step by step.
Background and approach
Zulena emphasizes small, manageable goals so progress feels realistic and steady. Her style is supportive and empowering. She encourages people to notice patterns and try different strategies in daily life.
Conversations are honest and solution-oriented, with attention to emotional safety and respect. With 15 years as an LCMHC - licensed clinical mental health counselor - she draws on long experience helping people through common life stressors. That experience includes work around motivation, self-esteem, and career transitions.
Therapy with her is collaborative. She helps clients set practical goals and monitors progress together. The emphasis is on building skills people can use after sessions end.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Many therapists use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and changing unhelpful patterns. One approach helps people learn specific coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, structured thinking exercises, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. These techniques aim to reduce distress and increase confidence in daily life.Another approach focuses on building self-esteem and self-love through guided reflection and behavioral experiments. It helps people notice negative self-talk, test new behaviors, and reinforce kinder, more realistic self-views. This work often pairs well with goal-setting for relationships and career changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods collaboratively to see what fits best. Adjustments are made along the way so methods match each person's pace and priorities.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier with limited bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Self-love
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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