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Zalman (Samuel) Nelson, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Self esteem, Motivation Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

Hi, I'm Zalman. Great to meet you. So you're looking for a therapist? That's awesome. It takes courage to be here and you clearly have it!

As for me, I'm a therapist with over 15 years of online therapy work: phone/video calls, text. It’s a passion of mine to use digital tools to help people: learn the emotional life skills they need to handle feelings, validate themselves, learn from emotional triggers, improve confidence and communication, and upgrade all of their relationships.

And by adding inner child healing to the work, we get to the core of the issues. That way you get more effective, faster-achieved, and longer-lasting results that you'll see soon after you start...not after months. Results that you'll learn how to self-maintain and continue to develop. The goal is for you to fire me as soon as possible because you gained the knowledge, insight, tools, and skills to manage your own emotions and navigate the situations and relationships you encounter each day.

My training includes a Master's Degree in Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, where I focused on Addictions treatment and did field placement work with an Inpatient Addiction Recovery center and the 12-Step community. Along with spiritual learning and a soulful background, I see much effectiveness from drawing upon and blending a broad range of tools, approaches, techniques, and philosophies that unite to provide what clients uniquely need in order to thrive, heal, grow, find happiness and success and confidence, and stand on their own two feet.

Learn more about me online and on social media. Or sign up today and we'll get to work :)

Professional experience

15yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Self esteem, Motivation Depression

Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Imago Relationship Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

NY LCSW 090459

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Zalman (Samuel) Nelson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Absolutely phenomenal therapist with a kind heart, listening ear, and a no nonsense approach to self love + interdependence via healthy relationships. Working with Zalman has been especially critical in navigating inner child work and reparenting myself. I highly recommend.

Written on Dec 01, 2022 after therapy with Zalman (Samuel) for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

Thank you Zalman for your patience and commitment. You have been exceptional.

Written on Aug 30, 2022 after therapy with Zalman (Samuel) for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd

Zalman is such a godsend. He’s an amazing listener and really cares about all my issues. His responses go into great detail about any concern I have and I’ve found every single response so useful and deeply considered by him. He spells out concepts in a way that makes them easily understood and able to be utilised in life. I’m so grateful for all his help.

Written on Jun 22, 2022 after therapy with Zalman (Samuel) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes

Zalman is thoughtful in his approach, responses, and an overall great listener and supporter. I feel so heard, supported and seen and know that this is a safe space for all parts of me to show up.

Written on Jun 18, 2022 after therapy with Zalman (Samuel) for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

Zalman has helped me heal from passed childhood trauma and continue to heal from trauma still effecting me. He has helped me learn to set up healthy boundaries and to identify my feelings. I am able to process and work on my triggers more easily now.

I would highly recommend.

Written on Jun 04, 2022 after therapy with Zalman (Samuel) for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

My experience with Zalman has been great. He is a competent and thoughtful guide through my thoughts and issues, always open to exploring options that fit me and my lifestyle.

Written on Apr 27, 2022 after therapy with Zalman (Samuel) for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes