Therapists Beginning With Z in California
Sometimes life doesn’t unfold the way we imagined. You might be doing your best to keep things together—showing up for others, checking the boxes—but underneath, you’re feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer work. Maybe you’re in the middle of a big change, questioning who you are, or quietly carrying emotions that feel too heavy to hold alone. Therapy can be a place to exhale—a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself in a deeper way.
I work with individuals and couples who want to feel more grounded, understood, and connected—to themselves and to each other.
Sometimes life doesn’t unfold the way we imagined. You might be doing your best to keep things together—showing up for others, checking the boxes—but underneath, you’re feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer work. Maybe you’re in the middle of a big change, questioning who you are, or quietly carrying emotions that feel too heavy to hold alone. Therapy can be a place to exhale—a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself in a deeper way.
I work with individuals and couples who want to feel more grounded, understood, and connected—to themselves and to each other.
Hello! My name is Kayla and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (158410). I am passionate about working with individuals who may be struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, life transitions, self-esteem, and self-identity. I am also deeply passionate about working with children in order to help them develop socio-emotional skills that can serve as a foundation for their current and future relationships. My goal is to help each person I work with feel seen, empowered, understood, and capable of creating positive change.
Hello! My name is Kayla and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (158410). I am passionate about working with individuals who may be struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, life transitions, self-esteem, and self-identity. I am also deeply passionate about working with children in order to help them develop socio-emotional skills that can serve as a foundation for their current and future relationships. My goal is to help each person I work with feel seen, empowered, understood, and capable of creating positive change.
Often times, people just need someone to listen to them, to help them work through an issue, and sort out their feelings. That's where I come in as a licensed psychotherapist as well as a medical social worker. I'm skilled at hearing what people are saying and helping them to figure out strategies for improving their situation. I work with a variety of clients ---men, women and children from all sexualities, gender identities, and races to help them with all sorts of issues. My clientele ranges in ages; however, a majority of my clients are in their early 30's.
Often times, people just need someone to listen to them, to help them work through an issue, and sort out their feelings. That's where I come in as a licensed psychotherapist as well as a medical social worker. I'm skilled at hearing what people are saying and helping them to figure out strategies for improving their situation. I work with a variety of clients ---men, women and children from all sexualities, gender identities, and races to help them with all sorts of issues. My clientele ranges in ages; however, a majority of my clients are in their early 30's.
I have over 20 years of experience working with adolescents, individuals, couples, and families. Teens and young adults are under all sorts of external pressure that can lead to sudden mood changes, anxiety, feelings of insecurity, and questioning self-worth. Whether its a strained relationship with your teen, or you are looking to improve, or you just want to make sure you have the right strategies for helping your teen or young adult thrive, I can help. My direct work with adolescents gives me a unique perspective which has put me in touch with the emotional needs of teens and I integrate that into my approach.LGBTQ+friendly.
I have over 20 years of experience working with adolescents, individuals, couples, and families. Teens and young adults are under all sorts of external pressure that can lead to sudden mood changes, anxiety, feelings of insecurity, and questioning self-worth. Whether its a strained relationship with your teen, or you are looking to improve, or you just want to make sure you have the right strategies for helping your teen or young adult thrive, I can help. My direct work with adolescents gives me a unique perspective which has put me in touch with the emotional needs of teens and I integrate that into my approach.LGBTQ+friendly.
Hi there, I'm Julia! I have been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2008. I have over 17 years of experience working with adolescents, individuals, and families in crisis. I am passionate about guiding my clients to navigate through life's challenges and uncover unhealthy or self-destructive patterns so that they can practice positive coping strategies and thrive. I believe in empowering parents to recognize their strengths and raise well-adjusted and mentally healthy kids.
Hi there, I'm Julia! I have been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2008. I have over 17 years of experience working with adolescents, individuals, and families in crisis. I am passionate about guiding my clients to navigate through life's challenges and uncover unhealthy or self-destructive patterns so that they can practice positive coping strategies and thrive. I believe in empowering parents to recognize their strengths and raise well-adjusted and mentally healthy kids.
I gravitate towards using cognitive-behavioral, strength-based approaches, and mindfulness in my work. I have experience working with people experiencing diverse medical and mental health diagnoses.
I gravitate towards using cognitive-behavioral, strength-based approaches, and mindfulness in my work. I have experience working with people experiencing diverse medical and mental health diagnoses.
I have specialized in relational trauma for years and I believe in the power of connection. I am dedicated to helping my clients feel confident in relationships with people who make them feel safe. I decided to become a therapist after the Columbine shooting occured. I was deeply saddened by that act of violence among students and left my job in advertising 20 years ago to complete my master’s degree in psychology. Something about me that is unique is that I have close friendships for 35 years and I continuously seek and value new friendships and connection.
I have specialized in relational trauma for years and I believe in the power of connection. I am dedicated to helping my clients feel confident in relationships with people who make them feel safe. I decided to become a therapist after the Columbine shooting occured. I was deeply saddened by that act of violence among students and left my job in advertising 20 years ago to complete my master’s degree in psychology. Something about me that is unique is that I have close friendships for 35 years and I continuously seek and value new friendships and connection.
I am an LMFT. I am a collaborative therapist, and I focus on helping you change your life. We will identify core negative beliefs keeping you stuck, build coping skills, and practice self-care. I am highly trained in several trauma modalities and anxiety disorders. I love humanistic psychology and Internal Family Systems for trauma work. I use cognitive behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, and the neuroaffective relational model.
I am an LMFT. I am a collaborative therapist, and I focus on helping you change your life. We will identify core negative beliefs keeping you stuck, build coping skills, and practice self-care. I am highly trained in several trauma modalities and anxiety disorders. I love humanistic psychology and Internal Family Systems for trauma work. I use cognitive behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, and the neuroaffective relational model.
You’ve always been the one others rely on, the steady one, the helper. Most days you manage, you show up, and you follow through. You keep things running for everyone else. But lately, it’s been harder to hide how much it’s costing you. You come home after giving everything at work emotionally, mentally, and maybe physically only to feel like the emotional anchor at home, too.
You’ve started to notice how shut down you feel, like you’re going through the motions. And when it gets quiet at night, in the car, in that brief pause between tasks there’s a voice in you asking: “Is this really it?” “Will I ever feel like myself again?"
You’ve always been the one others rely on, the steady one, the helper. Most days you manage, you show up, and you follow through. You keep things running for everyone else. But lately, it’s been harder to hide how much it’s costing you. You come home after giving everything at work emotionally, mentally, and maybe physically only to feel like the emotional anchor at home, too.
You’ve started to notice how shut down you feel, like you’re going through the motions. And when it gets quiet at night, in the car, in that brief pause between tasks there’s a voice in you asking: “Is this really it?” “Will I ever feel like myself again?"
I provide psychotherapy to children and adults and specialize in helping the family system thrive. By looking at generational parental trauma, I guide parents and couples and children to help decrease disruptive behaviors and help to build a positive attachment and communication flow throughout the family.
I provide psychotherapy to children and adults and specialize in helping the family system thrive. By looking at generational parental trauma, I guide parents and couples and children to help decrease disruptive behaviors and help to build a positive attachment and communication flow throughout the family.
I work with clients who are struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, life transitions, relationship challenges, and past traumas. I also specialize in supporting student-athletes and individuals in competitive sports, helping them navigate performance anxiety, burnout, injury recovery, identity beyond the sport, and the pressures of balancing athletics with academics. I work with teenagers, young adults, and adults, offering empathy and curiosity to explore patterns, emotions, and beliefs.
My goal is to provide a confidential, non-judgmental, and safe space where clients can build resilience and heal.
I work with clients who are struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, life transitions, relationship challenges, and past traumas. I also specialize in supporting student-athletes and individuals in competitive sports, helping them navigate performance anxiety, burnout, injury recovery, identity beyond the sport, and the pressures of balancing athletics with academics. I work with teenagers, young adults, and adults, offering empathy and curiosity to explore patterns, emotions, and beliefs.
My goal is to provide a confidential, non-judgmental, and safe space where clients can build resilience and heal.
You hold it all together for everyone else, but inside you feel anxious, tense, or exhausted. You crave relief, deeper connection, and a sense of ease in your own body. You want real change, not just coping. I help clients move from overwhelm and disconnection to balance and clarity through somatic therapy, healing stress, anxiety, and burnout by working gently with the body to restore calm, trust, and wholeness. My approach goes beyond talk therapy by including the body, where stress and emotion are held.
You hold it all together for everyone else, but inside you feel anxious, tense, or exhausted. You crave relief, deeper connection, and a sense of ease in your own body. You want real change, not just coping. I help clients move from overwhelm and disconnection to balance and clarity through somatic therapy, healing stress, anxiety, and burnout by working gently with the body to restore calm, trust, and wholeness. My approach goes beyond talk therapy by including the body, where stress and emotion are held.
Today's modern world is incredibly stressful and complex. We are all seeking ease and understanding in our lives and my goal is to tune into and support each individual I get to work with. My ideal client is someone who is motivated to stay with their own experience and work in close collaboration.
Today's modern world is incredibly stressful and complex. We are all seeking ease and understanding in our lives and my goal is to tune into and support each individual I get to work with. My ideal client is someone who is motivated to stay with their own experience and work in close collaboration.
I am Dr. Arianna Zabriskie, and I believe healing is a journey that touches mind, body, and spirit. My practice is rooted in a holistic approach, honoring the interconnectedness of your inner world, relationships, and environment. I hold space for you to explore not only your thoughts and emotions, but also the deeper patterns, beliefs, and spiritual dimensions that shape your well-being. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, or seeking greater meaning and connection, I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for you to be truly seen and heard.
I am Dr. Arianna Zabriskie, and I believe healing is a journey that touches mind, body, and spirit. My practice is rooted in a holistic approach, honoring the interconnectedness of your inner world, relationships, and environment. I hold space for you to explore not only your thoughts and emotions, but also the deeper patterns, beliefs, and spiritual dimensions that shape your well-being. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, or seeking greater meaning and connection, I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for you to be truly seen and heard.
Life gets hard sometimes and unfortunately the world we live in doesn’t equip us with the tools needed to take on problems when they arise. Problems can get too big for us to handle, at times infiltrating themselves into various aspects of our lives, taking our agency while making us believe there is something inherently wrong with us. Within my work as a therapist I lead with compassion and empathy, knowing that problems live outside of us and not within us—always staying aware and away from pathologizing practices.
Life gets hard sometimes and unfortunately the world we live in doesn’t equip us with the tools needed to take on problems when they arise. Problems can get too big for us to handle, at times infiltrating themselves into various aspects of our lives, taking our agency while making us believe there is something inherently wrong with us. Within my work as a therapist I lead with compassion and empathy, knowing that problems live outside of us and not within us—always staying aware and away from pathologizing practices.
Jessica Zacarias
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Not accepting new clients
Hi there, I am a licensed MFT and I work with individuals struggling with a range of anxiety related disorders, phobias, unwanted intrusive thoughts, panic attacks and trauma. I also enjoy supporting people with issues of self-esteem, relationship difficulties and grief. I aim to be an authentic, warm, collaborative and non-judgmental therapist and to meet you wherever you're at. I work with individuals who want a safe place to explore the depth of their difficulties, reform negative thinking and behavioral patterns and learn effective coping strategies.
Hi there, I am a licensed MFT and I work with individuals struggling with a range of anxiety related disorders, phobias, unwanted intrusive thoughts, panic attacks and trauma. I also enjoy supporting people with issues of self-esteem, relationship difficulties and grief. I aim to be an authentic, warm, collaborative and non-judgmental therapist and to meet you wherever you're at. I work with individuals who want a safe place to explore the depth of their difficulties, reform negative thinking and behavioral patterns and learn effective coping strategies.
We are all shaped by our earliest attachments and by the inner strategies that once kept us safe. Over time, those same defenses can hold us back, keeping old pain on repeat. My work centers on helping individuals and couples recognize these patterns, soften what protects them, and create openings for new experience and growth.
For more than twenty-five years I’ve practiced through a depth-oriented lens that weaves psychoanalytic understanding, expanded states, and lived experience. My foundation is in the early analytic traditions that first illuminated the unconscious, carried forward through the relational and
We are all shaped by our earliest attachments and by the inner strategies that once kept us safe. Over time, those same defenses can hold us back, keeping old pain on repeat. My work centers on helping individuals and couples recognize these patterns, soften what protects them, and create openings for new experience and growth.
For more than twenty-five years I’ve practiced through a depth-oriented lens that weaves psychoanalytic understanding, expanded states, and lived experience. My foundation is in the early analytic traditions that first illuminated the unconscious, carried forward through the relational and
If you are looking for a therapist, I imagine it's because things are pretty hard right now. Maybe they have felt hard for a long time and you're struggling to believe things will get better. I believe everyone has the wisdom and capacity for healing within them, but I also know sometimes you need help to tap into those places. If you are looking for a compassionate, supportive person to help you find your way through these hard times, I'm here. I believe in a collaborative approach, working with each client to develop a therapeutic style to meet their unique needs.
If you are looking for a therapist, I imagine it's because things are pretty hard right now. Maybe they have felt hard for a long time and you're struggling to believe things will get better. I believe everyone has the wisdom and capacity for healing within them, but I also know sometimes you need help to tap into those places. If you are looking for a compassionate, supportive person to help you find your way through these hard times, I'm here. I believe in a collaborative approach, working with each client to develop a therapeutic style to meet their unique needs.
My name is Max Anne Zachai, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Chico, CA, and working with clients throughout California via Telehealth. I have over four years of experience as a therapist at a domestic and sexual violence agency, serving clients from diverse backgrounds with high levels of trauma and crisis. In my private practice, I work with adults and teens (12 and up) on a broad range of presenting concerns. I believe in a collaborative approach, working with each client to develop a therapeutic style to meet their unique needs.
My name is Max Anne Zachai, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Chico, CA, and working with clients throughout California via Telehealth. I have over four years of experience as a therapist at a domestic and sexual violence agency, serving clients from diverse backgrounds with high levels of trauma and crisis. In my private practice, I work with adults and teens (12 and up) on a broad range of presenting concerns. I believe in a collaborative approach, working with each client to develop a therapeutic style to meet their unique needs.
Hi, I'm Victor.
I’m honored & ready to walk alongside you on your journey toward healing, growth, & living a more abundant & fulfilling life. In therapy, I integrate varying modalities of evidence-based approaches for a personalized, tailored approach. My work is centered around helping clients gain insight, develop practical coping tools, & to create lasting, meaningful change, in their lives. My clinical experience includes working with young adults, adults in recovery, LGBTQ community, couples, families & people with varying religious beliefs & backgrounds (especially those of the Christian faith).
Hi, I'm Victor.
I’m honored & ready to walk alongside you on your journey toward healing, growth, & living a more abundant & fulfilling life. In therapy, I integrate varying modalities of evidence-based approaches for a personalized, tailored approach. My work is centered around helping clients gain insight, develop practical coping tools, & to create lasting, meaningful change, in their lives. My clinical experience includes working with young adults, adults in recovery, LGBTQ community, couples, families & people with varying religious beliefs & backgrounds (especially those of the Christian faith).