Brian Zayman, LCSW

Brian Zayman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience. He offers an open, informal approach and invites people to bring whatever they need to talk about to sessions. Brian works with adults and couples and focuses on practical steps to help people feel steadier in their lives.

He uses methods drawn from multiple therapeutic approaches to match the needs of each person. Sessions often focus on improving coping skills, managing moods, and making clearer decisions. He also helps people deal with relationship strain, anxiety, stress, trauma, and issues with self-esteem.

Brian encourages clients to set their own goals and track progress during therapy. He pays attention to mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of wellbeing and keeps communication direct and transparent. He aims to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where difficult topics can be raised.

His clinical background includes work with adults, teens, and couples across different settings. Brian has supported people through grief, vocational challenges, and major life transitions. He draws on long experience to tailor techniques and perspectives that help clients move forward.

Brian holds a Master’s in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work and maintains licensure as an LCSW in North Carolina and Nevada. He schedules weekday early morning and daytime appointments and conducts sessions in English.

Approaches that guide online work

Brian often draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Internal Family Systems in his work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person, which can help with self-esteem and relationship issues. Internal Family Systems helps people notice the different parts of themselves and how those parts interact, which can be useful for managing strong emotions and patterns rooted in past experience.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences. Together they choose or blend approaches and check in regularly to see what is working and what needs to change.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue consistent work through life changes while keeping appointments during early morning or daytime hours.