Zhanna Cohen, LMHC, LPC

Zhanna Cohen is a licensed mental health counselor who uses a person-centered approach to help people facing addiction, relationship strain, and major life changes. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work. Zhanna speaks English and Russian and practices with warmth and directness.

She focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversations that aim to make daily life feel more manageable. Sessions often center on coping skills for depression, anger, impulsivity, and stress from parenting or career shifts. Her background includes helping clients navigate adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, gender dysphoria, and trauma-related problems.

Zhanna blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior elements to address unhelpful thinking and build new routines. She also uses mindfulness and existential ideas to help people find meaning and steady their mood during transitions. The therapist adapts methods to each person’s goals and pace.

Her training includes licensure in Florida and Connecticut and a dozen years of practice supporting change. Zhanna emphasizes collaboration - she listens first, then outlines options and steps forward. That approach helps clients see small, realistic changes that add up over time.

If you prefer sessions in Russian or English, she can meet in either language. To begin, follow the Start Therapy flow, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits with her calendar.

How Zhanna’s approaches translate to online work

Zhanna uses client-centered methods that begin with listening and reflecting back what matters to each person. This approach helps set goals that feel relevant and achievable, especially when someone is facing addiction, relationship stress, or life transitions.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing small daily habits that affect mood and behavior. CBT is useful for depression, anxiety, impulsivity, and compulsive patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are another tool she may use to teach distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better interpersonal skills, which can help with anger and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk through options and tailor the mix of methods to a person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Session format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Talk with the therapist when you schedule to choose timing and a format that fits your daily routine.