Zerly Justiniano

Zerly Justiniano is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, grief, loss, and depression. Zerly speaks English and Spanish and works from a view that clients bring knowledge and strengths to the room.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client's perspective matters. Zerly emphasizes practical conversation and problem-solving. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, naming emotional responses, and practicing small changes that can ease daily strain.

Her work often addresses attachment concerns such as abandonment and codependency. She also helps people navigate guilt, shame, forgiveness, and issues that can come up after workplace or life transitions. Life purpose questions are part of the work when clients want to clarify what matters next.

Zerly is attentive to multicultural concerns and the impacts of narcissistic relationships. She also brings experience with women’s issues and challenges common to young adults. Her approach centers on helping clients notice patterns and try different ways of responding.

The therapist asks people to take the initial step by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on helping people notice patterns and try new responses. One common approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. That method is useful for stress, depression, and everyday worry. Another approach centers on attachment-related work - naming relationship patterns, understanding how early experiences shape reactions, and practicing different interaction styles. That tends to help with abandonment, codependency, and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best based on goals and what feels practical. Together they review progress and adjust techniques if something isn’t helping.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into busy days and reducing travel time. If you want to confirm which session formats are offered, please check current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to keep appointments around work or family commitments and to have shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule.