Indinesya Zhao

Compassionate, strength-focused counseling

LPC Virginia

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Indinesya

Indinesya Zhao is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. With six years of clinical experience, she centers work on clients' strengths and aims to help people reconnect with their own problem-solving capacity.

Background and approach

She emphasizes that clients are the experts in their own lives and builds on existing resources to address challenges like abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation, and issues related to veteran and armed forces experiences. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods to fit each person's needs rather than following a single formula.

She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance-oriented and skills-based strategies, and she can incorporate trauma-focused tools to address post-traumatic stress or sexual assault and abuse. Indinesya encourages taking the first step toward care and frames that choice as a meaningful act of courage, inviting clients to explore their goals and strengths together as they work toward change.

How evidence-informed approaches translate online

Indinesya commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice concrete skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and relationship stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another tool she draws on to help people clarify values, build psychological flexibility, and make small behavior changes that align with what matters to them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness need focused practice, offering structured techniques to manage strong feelings and improve interactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore goals, preferences, and symptoms and will adapt methods over time rather than assuming a single path from the start. This teamwork helps match practical strategies to the needs that arise in therapy.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue consistent work from wherever a client is located in Virginia, which can help maintain momentum between sessions and integrate therapeutic skills into daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and depression, with additional focus on abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, veteran and armed forces issues, post-traumatic stress, and sexual assault and abuse.

What therapeutic style should I expect?

Her style integrates practical, skills-based methods with acceptance-oriented perspectives and trauma-focused interventions to tailor care to each person's situation and goals.

How long has she practiced clinically?

She has six years of professional experience working with clients across a range of concerns.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia and holds the license number VA LPC 0701013168.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Services are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.

How are sessions billed or priced?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps start the process of working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English