Zakkiyyah Sally, LPC - Therapist in New Jersey

About Zakkiyyah

Zakkiyyah Sally is a Licensed Professional Counselor who draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She offers straightforward guidance and tools clients can use between sessions. Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, with attention to what each person already does well.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with trauma-informed work to address upsetting memories and current worries. Sessions often include skills practice for coping with difficult feelings and clearer ways to communicate.

Background and approach

Zakkiyyah also facilitates group settings at times, providing shared learning and mutual support. People come for help with relationship strain, family challenges, life transitions, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also works on issues like attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and workplace difficulties.

Practical problem solving and small, doable steps are emphasized. Her approach pays attention to emotions and to everyday routines that shape wellbeing. She encourages self-compassion and helps clients reframe unhelpful thinking patterns.

The aim is to build skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Zakkiyyah has six years of clinical experience and holds an LPC license in New Jersey. Sessions are offered in English and she connects with people from different places, including international clients.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Practical approaches for online healing

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process painful memories in a paced way so traumatic experiences have less power over daily life. It often includes gentle grounding and strategies to reduce reactivity when memories come up.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It teaches clear skills for managing anxiety, shifting unhelpful thinking, and building routines that support mood and functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up to decide together which methods fit best. That collaborative process can include mixing techniques as needs change over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to improve flexibility. These options make it easier to attend from home, balance caregiving or work demands, and check in between meetings. The range of formats also allows adapting the way therapy is delivered as progress is made or schedules shift.

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.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

Zakkiyyah focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family matters, trauma and coping with life changes. She also works with related issues such as attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and workplace problems.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She uses a strengths-based, practical approach that mixes skill teaching with supportive discussion. Sessions emphasize simple tools clients can try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of experience providing individual and group therapy. That background includes helping people with grief, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions.

What credentials and region should I know about?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with license NJ LPC 37PC00970800 and practices from New Jersey.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Various formats make it easier to fit therapy into different schedules.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing depends on those factors.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English

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