Zakkiyyah Sally, LPC

Zakkiyyah Sally is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and trauma-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and life changes. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aiming to make therapy feel workable day to day.

She has six years of counseling experience and offers both individual and group formats. Sessions often focus on skills people can try between meetings, like changing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. This helps clients build confidence and handle everyday pressures more easily.

Zakkiyyah also works with people coping with trauma and abuse. She uses trauma-focused approaches to address post-traumatic stress, difficult memories, and the emotional aftereffects that get in the way of daily life. The goal is steady progress at a pace that feels manageable.

Other areas she addresses include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation concerns, forgiveness, and workplace strain. She pays attention to how relationships and roles affect mood and decision making. Clients can expect straightforward conversation about patterns, triggers, and practical changes.

Her style is supportive and strength-based. She encourages clients to notice small wins and build on them. The focus is on clear goals, concrete strategies, and regular check-ins so progress is visible and useful.

Using CBT and Trauma-Focused Methods Online

CBT focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches clear tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. It can help with anxiety, stress, relationship patterns, and workplace strain by giving practical steps to try between sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy aims to reduce the long-term impact of traumatic events by addressing difficult memories and their effects on daily life. This approach helps people manage symptoms like heightened stress responses and avoidant patterns while building safer ways of coping.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and keep work moving forward without long commutes.