Dr. Nazeer Zerka II, LCSW

Dr. Nazeer Zerka II is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with nine years of clinical experience based in Indiana. He works with adults on issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and anger.

He describes a direct, person-centered way of working. He listens to what a person wants from therapy and adapts his role - sometimes offering support, sometimes pushing for change, and sometimes helping find practical solutions. Conversations often include clear skills and strategies rather than only talk.

His background growing up in Flint and Saginaw, Michigan is part of how he connects with people. He notes lived experience as a man of color and as someone who identifies as neurodivergent. That perspective informs how he talks about everyday challenges like job functioning, attention, and social situations.

Practical tools from methods such as cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness are part of sessions along with supportive discussion. He also uses elements of dialectical behavior work and client-centered approaches to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors.

Outside the therapy room he hosts a podcast and spends time on basketball, weightlifting, yoga, and reading. He says humor and realism show up in sessions, and he aims to help people manage symptoms and make concrete changes in daily life.

How his approaches translate to online work