Zina Mercil

Zina Mercil is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Colorado with 10 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, and big life changes. She also supports people dealing with career questions, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to illness or caregiving.

Zina helps people who feel stuck after a change or who are unsure what comes next. In sessions she talks through current problems and practical steps for coping. She uses straightforward tools to reduce overwhelm and to clarify what matters most right now.

Her background includes work with aging and geriatric issues, cancer and hospice-related concerns, chronic pain and illness, fertility and HIV / AIDS related stress, and first responder or disaster-related strain. She also addresses attachment issues, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and isolation.

Zina integrates several clinical approaches in her work. She draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at relationship patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills help with emotion regulation and managing intense feelings. Mindfulness practices and Motivational Interviewing are used to strengthen awareness and support realistic change steps.

Sessions focus on clear goals, practical skills, and honest conversations about career direction, caregiving demands, or life meaning after major events. Clients can expect a mix of reflective discussion and concrete techniques to try between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior. It helps when connection issues or recurring conflicts shape how someone reacts to stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process can involve trying different exercises or skillsets and then adjusting based on what helps.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. They can also support regular practice of mindfulness or DBT skills between meetings, helping clients apply techniques in real life while working toward clearer direction.