Posts by Lynn Zakeri

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“I feel suicidal but I can’t go to the ER” “My OCD strategies taught me that not everything is contaminated… but now everything is potentially dangerous to touch” “I work on making human connections at work and school and now I have nowhere to go and have no voices to hear but my own” “I…

Before I was a therapist, I would write a lot more.  I was the student that would choose a paper over an exam anyday and bluebooks actually brought relief over multiple choice.  Writing was never hard for me.  In fact, writing was a way for me to put my thoughts somewhere.  I wrote in journals throughout…

“Who is your ideal client” is a question I get asked a lot.  If I am being honest in my answer, the truth is that it is the person who shows up.  When a person sits on my couch, across from me, they become the bravest person I know.  They answer all my questions thoughtfully…

As a parent who is a therapist, I have the wisdom of my clients behind me when guiding social etiquette protocol in a world of social media.  Both my kids had to be a certain age before upgrading from a “slide” phone to a smart phone because I knew the upgrade meant so much more…

Do you want to take a free Premium Career Test?  Read on to see if this is helpful for you. I often see clients who say they are stuck.  They don’t know what they want “to do”. Whether a college student deciding which major to choose/change, or a young adult who “needs a job” or…

IRL… The Transition to College 2018 In 2010 I made my first Powerpoint as a clinical therapist in private practice  It was a presentation on the transition from high school to college, and I had been hired to present at my alma mater, New Trier High School.  I gave the same presentation again the following spring…

Sometimes, when something is meaningful to me, I see it and hear it more frequently.  I may be more tuned in to it, or it may be a coincidence.  Either way, this new year, it is something I want to keep thinking about.  I continue to hear about, see, and think about the difference between…

I had the agonizing and amazing opportunity to redo my website with someone who I think is very talented.  In the process, I had to answer questions I had never considered before.  What is my specialty?  My areas of expertise?  My ideal client?  What kind of therapy do I do? You can imagine his frustration…

I wanted to thank you for subscribing to my blog.  I have moved the blog to a “page”/tab on my new website, hopefully for easier navigation.  I am excited about the new look of www.lynnzakeri.com and have been doing a lot of reflecting on my work.  A new entry to my blog will publish soon- in…