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Online therapist

Anna Zakrocka

Calm guidance for parenting and life changes

Credentials
LPC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Anna

Anna Zakrocka is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety and to improve day-to-day functioning. Parents and caregivers will find straightforward guidance to handle parenting challenges and related life changes.

Anna draws from multiple therapeutic methods to match each person's needs. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered techniques. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to how thoughts and feelings affect behavior.

Background and approach

Her background includes training that brings a mind-body perspective to therapy. That training supports work on areas such as trauma, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses identity and intimacy-related issues in a direct, nonjudgmental way.

In a typical session she helps people identify practical steps they can try between meetings. She invites feedback and adjusts the plan as goals change. This makes therapy feel collaborative and focused on real-life results.

Anna completed a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling at Texas Wesleyan and holds additional graduate study in exercise physiology and holistic health. She practices in Texas and offers services in English, including sessions for international clients when appropriate.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Anna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in her online work. CBT helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, mood, and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships, which can help with intimacy and relationship struggles.

She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's goals and pace. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a single model to everyone.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to connect from different locations, including international clients. The variety of formats allows conversations, brief check-ins, or longer sessions depending on what a person needs.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Anna commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma and related issues such as sleep and eating concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. She blends client-centered work with structured techniques to help change unhelpful patterns.
What training and experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience and completed graduate training in counseling plus additional study in exercise physiology and holistic health.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas under license TX LPC 74071.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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