- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Connecticut
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Zhanna
Zhanna Cohen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of experience. She approaches care with warmth and straightforward language so parents can quickly understand what to expect. Her background includes work on relationship and parenting concerns alongside mood and life-change challenges.
She favors client-centered care, meeting people where they are and focusing on practical steps they can use day to day.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Mindfulness and emotion-regulation skills can help when stress or anger feels overwhelming. Zhanna has practiced since first receiving licensure in Florida in 2013 and now works from Connecticut.
Her experience includes helping people navigate adoption and foster care questions, attachment and family of origin issues, and fatherhood concerns. She also supports those facing addiction, trauma, and mood disorders such as seasonal affective disorder. Sessions are conducted in English and Russian, and she accepts international clients.
Zhanna adapts sessions to fit each person, whether they need short coaching-style check-ins or longer therapy work. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and concrete tools rather than vague jargon. Parents often seek her out for help with behavior patterns, control issues, and rebuilding trust after conflict.
She will collaborate on a plan that fits the family rhythm and goals, focusing on what can change now and next steps to try.
What Zhanna works with
Everything Zhanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Zhanna helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Zhanna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches used in online care
Zhanna blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to make online sessions practical and focused. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and tailoring sessions to each person's goals, helping parents feel heard and understood. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to create small, testable changes that can reduce stress or improve routines.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotional intensity or impulsivity becomes a problem. DBT offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication, which can be useful for parenting tensions and anger management. Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative; the therapist will review goals and try methods that fit the family's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports shorter ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Zhanna
What kinds of parenting concerns does Zhanna address?
She helps people with parenting stress, fatherhood issues, adoption and foster care questions, attachment matters, and rebuilding routines after family conflict.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her approach is client-centered and straightforward, combining practical CBT techniques with mindfulness and emotion regulation tools to address behavior and mood.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of counseling experience, first licensed in Florida in 2013 and currently practicing from Connecticut.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Connecticut while also accepting international clients.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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