Therapist profile
Zhanna Cohen, LMHC, LPC
Connecticut
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Anger
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- CredentialsLMHC, LPC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH11845; LPC, Connecticut / 8736
- NPI1821363805
- Experience12 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Russian
- LocationConnecticut
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Zhanna
Zhanna Cohen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices from Connecticut and works in English and Russian. Her areas of focus include relationships, anger, career issues, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, and coaching.
She draws on client-centered therapy to build conversations around what matters most to the person in front of her. That means sessions often start with the client’s priorities and move toward practical steps they can try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are used when patterns of thought, impulsivity, or intense emotions are getting in the way of daily life.
Zhanna has experience helping people address adoption and foster care questions, attachment and family-of-origin issues, fatherhood concerns, and control or hoarding problems. She also works with mood disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, and issues around gender dysphoria. Her practice includes conversations about forgiveness, self-love, and rebuilding self-esteem.
In sessions she combines practical skills with reflective conversation. People leave with concrete strategies - for example emotion regulation skills, thought records, or short behavioral experiments - and things to practice between sessions. She will also talk through career and relationship decisions with a focus on clear steps.
Zhanna began her licensure in Florida in 2013 and now works from Connecticut. She accepts international clients and offers work in both English and Russian. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what the client wants to address and shapes sessions around their priorities. Online sessions let conversations start from immediate concerns and move into practical next steps that fit the client’s life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into manageable pieces. This works well online when the therapist and client review thought records, homework, and short behavioral experiments between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that can be practiced and reviewed in remote sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Zhanna will collaborate with clients to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That collaboration includes checking how skills practice will fit into daily routines and adapting the plan as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy around a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while they try new skills and cope with anger, relationship strain, or life transitions.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida, Connecticut
Languages
English, Russian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship strain, anger, career questions, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, family and parenting concerns, trauma and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach, with CBT and DBT tools when helpful. Sessions mix reflective conversation with practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience, beginning her licensure in Florida in 2013 and now practicing from Connecticut.
Which credentials and location apply?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Connecticut with licensure history starting in Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.