About Zachary
Zachary Karr is a licensed social worker who helps people dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship struggles, and feelings of being stuck. He practices in Illinois and brings six years of post-graduate clinical experience to his work. Zach uses a relaxed, down-to-earth style that aims to make sessions feel straightforward and approachable.
He keeps conversation informal and direct so people can be themselves without feeling judged. He often helps with mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms, issues with self-esteem and body image, and coping with loss, trauma, or addiction.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing career stress, parenting strain, and intimacy-related challenges. Zach draws on several ways of working depending on what a person needs. He uses client-centered skills to follow a person’s pace, cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness practices to build calm and focus.
Motivational interviewing can be part of conversations about change and goals. He has experience across multiple care settings and states, and has worked with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, autism spectrum issues, codependency, and family problems. Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical, with clear steps to try between meetings.
Outside of work Zach enjoys hiking, camping, reading, and playing video games. That casual personal side informs a clinical approach meant to be flexible, respectful, and easy to engage with.
How Zachary’s Methods Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort through feelings and find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to lower reactivity and build focus during stressful moments.Finding the right approach is done together. Zachary will check in about your goals and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. Sessions are collaborative so plans can change based on what helps most over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well with limited bandwidth or when you prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick check-ins or shorter, more frequent contacts. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, and daily life while still using the same therapeutic methods you would get in person.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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