Zhanna Cohen
Compassionate therapist using practical strategies
LMHC, LPC Connecticut
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Anger, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English, Russian
About Zhanna
Zhanna Cohen is a licensed therapist who employs cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed methods to help clients navigate life's challenges.
Background and approach
With 12 years of experience and professional licensure as an LMHC and LPC, she blends practical, evidence-informed strategies with compassionate listening to address concerns such as depression, relationship difficulties, anger, addiction, and life transitions. Zhanna also supports people working through career questions, parenting struggles, and self-esteem or identity-related concerns.
Her practice extends to a wide range of additional focus areas including adoption and foster care, attachment and family of origin issues, trauma and post-traumatic stress, mood disorders, phobias, hoarding, and gender dysphoria.
Zhanna adapts treatment to each person's goals and circumstances, creating personalized plans that draw on cognitive-behavioral tools, dialectical skills, existential reflections, and mindfulness practices when appropriate. She works in English and Russian and holds licensure in FL and CT, bringing a steady, respectful approach aimed at empowering clients as they pursue healthier patterns and more satisfying relationships.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Zhanna commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered methods alongside elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to support people working through distressing patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve functioning, which can be useful for depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and problem behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, helping clients explore their values and goals while feeling heard and respected. Dialectical Behavior Therapy contributes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when intense emotions or impulsivity are present.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Zhanna partners with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions collaboratively, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.
Online therapy with her is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to access licensed professionals from Connecticut and beyond, making it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Florida, Connecticut
Languages
English, Russian