- Practical coping skills
- Meaning and values
- Support for parents
About Zara
Zara Fajardo is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges and major life changes. Zara aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday life.
Her approach mixes practical techniques and deeper reflection. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thoughts. She brings in Solution-Focused ideas to build on what already works. Existential questions about meaning and values are part of conversations when clients want them.
Zara offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard feelings. She helps clients develop clearer self-awareness and steady coping skills. Sessions focus on small, practical steps that can be used between meetings.
Her background includes seven years of clinical experience working with adults as well as children and adolescents. She has supported people dealing with caregiver stress, attachment concerns, communication problems, and transitions like becoming a parent. She also has knowledge of perinatal mental health and works with people facing postpartum mood changes.
Zara also has experience with adoption and foster care related concerns and abandonment issues. She helps people unpack identity questions, guilt, shame, isolation, and feelings of emptiness. The goal is to build resilience and more stable relationships with oneself and others.
How evidence-based approaches inform online therapy
Zara uses well-known, evidence-based techniques in session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes building on existing strengths to create concrete, short-term steps toward goals. Existential approaches invite discussion of meaning and personal values to guide longer-term choices and identity work.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Zara will discuss options and tailor methods to a client's needs, goals, and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session formats offered before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that fits a day better. Confirm current session options with the therapist before scheduling so arrangements match your needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Zara help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. She also addresses adoption and foster care related concerns and attachment issues.
What is Zara's therapy style like?
Her style is calm and nonjudgmental with a focus on practical steps. Sessions combine talking about feelings with tools you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working with adults and with children and adolescents. That experience includes caregiver stress, communication problems, and perinatal mental health concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Zara?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.