Brian Zayman, LCSW

Brian Zayman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience helping adults and couples navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life changes. He welcomes straightforward conversation and invites people to set clear goals for therapy. Brian aims to be open, direct, and practical in sessions so clients can see steady progress.

He has worked in many settings with issues that include trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions. Brian also supports people facing specific challenges such as attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiving stress, cancer-related issues, and relationship communication problems. He has experience with avoidant and dependent personality patterns and complex presentations where more than one issue occurs at once.

Brian uses a mix of familiar therapies and adapts techniques to each person. He encourages active participation so clients can evaluate their own progress and shape their goals. He emphasizes practical skills like problem solving, decision making, and mood management alongside deeper reflection about patterns and history.

He holds a Master’s in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work in Manhattan and maintains licensure as an LCSW in North Carolina and Nevada. Sessions are offered in English and he works with adults age 18 and older and couples. He describes his style as informal, transparent, and nonjudgmental, and invites questions at any time during the work.

To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on available times. Brian notes weekday early morning and daytime hours to meet client needs.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Brian frequently draws on client-centered work, which centers the conversation on the person's own goals and lived experience; this approach helps when stress, low self-esteem, or relationship issues feel overwhelming. Narrative therapy is another key approach he uses, which looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those stories to reduce shame and increase agency.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their needs, preferences, and goals and then tailor techniques that fit. Over time the plan can change based on what helps most and what clients want to focus on.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as specific formats are determined by current practice policies. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during early morning or daytime hours. It can also allow shorter check-ins when days are tight and offer ways to continue steady progress between in-person meetings when that is useful.