About Zaya
Zaya Kuykendall is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people find balance when life feels overwhelming. She draws on 16 years in the helping field and uses straightforward, practical steps to support change. Zaya aims to help clients reconnect with themselves, regulate emotions, and set clear priorities so daily life feels more manageable.
She encourages openness and honesty in sessions and takes a collaborative approach. Conversations focus on identifying feelings, naming obstacles, and deciding on concrete next steps together.
How Zaya works
Feedback and gentle challenge are part of the process to move past roadblocks that keep people stuck. Her work emphasizes building personal strengths and obtaining closure on unfinished issues that drain energy. Sessions are designed to increase self-awareness and provide tools for emotional regulation and decision making.
Zaya describes therapy as treatment for mental wounds, with assessment, a plan of care, and steps toward healing. Over her career she has built experience around domestic violence, parenting and child development, familial conflict, women’s issues, and substance abuse. That background informs how she notices patterns and helps people change habits that no longer serve them.
She offers a mix of individual and group formats along with e-therapy options. The focus is practical progress - small changes that add up to a steadier, calmer everyday life.
What Zaya works with
The areas below are the ones Zaya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Gestalt-influenced work focuses on present-moment awareness and how thoughts, feelings, and actions fit together. It helps people notice patterns in the room and try different ways of responding to old problems. Motivational interviewing is a conversational method that helps clarify personal goals and build motivation for change; it can be useful for addictions, ambivalence, or any situation where someone wants to strengthen commitment. Solution-focused techniques emphasize small, achievable steps and practical strategies to move toward goals quickly and track progress.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy with this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow quick notes or ongoing support between sessions, and they can fit into busy schedules or work breaks.
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