- Collaborative approach
- Focus on self-awareness
- Practical goal setting
About Zaya
Zaya Kuykendall is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional clinical counselor with sixteen years in the helping field. She helps people find balance when life feels fast and overwhelming. Zaya focuses on reconnecting clients with themselves and on practical steps to manage emotions and priorities.
She uses a collaborative style. Sessions involve talking through what matters most, identifying feelings, and deciding concrete next steps together. Zaya encourages openness and honesty to create a steady space for growth.
Her approach draws on Gestalt ideas, motivational interviewing, and Solution Focus therapy. She gives feedback, supports skill building, and works on resolving unfinished issues that block progress. The work aims to increase self-awareness and personal strengths.
Zaya’s background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling earned in 2004. Over the years she has focused on domestic violence, child development and parenting, familial discord, women’s issues, and substance use concerns.
In sessions she helps people address stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep concerns, addictions, parenting challenges, and career or life transitions. Her goal is to help clients identify problems, make a plan of care, and move toward healing.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Gestalt-influenced work focuses on present-moment awareness and understanding how current patterns affect day-to-day life. It helps people notice habits, feelings, and blocked emotions so they can try different responses and regain balance.Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to build motivation for change. It uses reflective questions and gentle guidance to help someone clarify their goals and find reasons to move forward, which is useful for issues like substance use or behavior change.
Solution Focus therapy concentrates on strengths and small, achievable steps. Rather than dwelling only on problems, it looks for what is already working and builds on those successes to make steady progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to figure out which methods fit their needs and preferences. That collaboration shapes the goals, pacing, and techniques used in sessions.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before you book. Confirm whether e-therapy or other remote formats are offered now and how scheduling works. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when helpful. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and focus to match daily life and the immediate concerns you bring.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
New York, Virginia, New Jersey, California, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep concerns, parenting, career changes, ADHD and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She encourages honest conversation and helps clients set practical next steps.
How long has she worked in this field?
She has sixteen years of experience in the helping field and has practiced as a psychotherapist for about ten years.
What credentials and region apply?
She holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and practices in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography mentions e-therapy among the formats she has provided in the past; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.