Indinesya Zhao, LPC

Indinesya Zhao is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with survivors of trauma and abuse and supports those coping with low self-esteem, guilt, shame, and feelings of isolation. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping people feel steadier day to day.

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small, manageable behavior changes. She also uses acceptance and commitment strategies to clarify values and build motivation for meaningful steps. Dialectical behavior skills are offered when emotions feel overwhelming, and trauma-focused methods such as EMDR are available for processing traumatic memories.

Indinesya centers the person's experience and treats them as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear goals and useful tools that can be practiced between meetings. She emphasizes short-term skills alongside deeper work when needed.

With six years of clinical experience, she has worked with people facing post-traumatic stress, issues related to military service, and sexual assault and abuse. That background informs a careful, steady pace in therapy and attention to safety and readiness.

Therapy sessions are offered in English. People who choose to work with her can expect straightforward guidance, collaborative goal-setting, and concrete techniques to try between sessions.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Indinesya often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT focuses on clear steps and practical exercises that translate well to video or phone appointments. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages people to clarify what matters most and take committed actions aligned with those values; that kind of values work can be done through conversation, worksheets, and homework between sessions.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions feel intense. DBT skills training teaches breathing, grounding, and emotion-regulation techniques that are easy to practice during a live session and repeat afterward. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process - the therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on the person's goals and preferences so the plan fits their needs.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth work and skill practice, phone can be a lighter check-in when bandwidth is an issue, chat allows quick reflections, and messaging supports brief check-ins or reminders. These options help people fit therapy into their daily lives and keep momentum between sessions.