About Zara
Zara Fajardo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She brings seven years of clinical experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Zara aims to make therapy feel practical and manageable for busy lives.
Zara creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through emotions and difficult experiences. She focuses on understanding what matters to each person and on building skills that fit day-to-day life.
How Zara works
Conversations cover thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and small steps that move people forward. Her work pays special attention to attachment and relationship patterns, including issues tied to adoption and foster care, abandonment, blended family situations, and caregiving stress. She also addresses codependency, communication struggles, control issues, and the emotional impacts of fertility concerns or substance use.
Zara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to identify unhelpful thinking, clarify personal values, and set concrete goals. Sessions often include practical exercises and problem-solving to help with isolation, guilt, shame, and purpose questions. The aim is clearer self-understanding and more effective coping.
She has experience with perinatal mental health and can support people through pregnancy and postpartum emotional changes. Zara has worked with adults from varied backgrounds and with young people during developmental transitions. Her approach is collaborative, focused on real-world change, and respectful of each person’s pace and priorities.
What Zara works with
The areas below are the ones Zara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate online
Evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused work are often used in short, practical exercises. Cognitive behavioral methods look at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and help people try new ways of thinking and coping for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused work centers on clear, achievable goals and building on what already helps, which suits parenting problems and life transitions.Another common approach explores values and meaning to help people facing identity questions or feelings of emptiness. These conversations encourage reflection about what matters and guide small steps toward more purposeful choices. Zara will talk with each person about which methods fit best and adapt them over time in collaboration with the client.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let sessions resemble in-person meetings and are useful for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and helpful when video isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing problem-solving, or regular encouragement between longer sessions. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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