Zachary Havens, LPCC

Zachary Havens is an Ohio licensed professional counselor clinical candidate, LPCC, with six years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem. He aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken honestly. Zachary encourages small, practical steps toward clearer goals and better daily functioning.

In sessions he listens for patterns that keep someone feeling stuck. He uses talk-based work to identify those patterns and to try new ways of responding. He also draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness to help people manage distressing thoughts and behaviors.

Zachary has worked with people dealing with major life changes, work-related stress, and the effects of traumatic events. He has experience supporting first responders, athletes, and people recovering from injury, alongside others navigating grief, addiction, parenting strain, and career concerns. His work often focuses on practical strategies for sleep, eating, and emotion regulation.

He welcomes conversations about goals and tailors sessions to each person’s needs. He describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities guide the work. Zachary also accepts international clients who can work in English.

To begin, he asks people to identify a few clear goals and then tracks small steps toward them. He aims to be a steady, uncritical presence while people try new choices and build stronger routines.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people accept difficult thoughts while focusing on what matters to them. It often involves values clarification and gentle behavioral steps to live more in line with those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is aimed at reducing distress from traumatic memories through structured processing techniques and can help with lingering trauma symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan together. This collaborative process helps find what actually helps in day-to-day life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make scheduling easier, let someone fit sessions into a lunch break or a quiet moment, and reduce travel time. It also can allow shorter check-ins by phone when that is more practical or less draining than a full session. Discuss format preferences during the initial matching and scheduling steps so sessions fit individual needs and routines.