Theyazan Kohaif, LMSW, LCSW
Warm practical help for parenting and life stress
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- 10
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Theyazan
Theyazan Kohaif is a licensed social worker who draws on ten years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. He holds a Master of Social Work and practices under the credentials LMSW and LCSW in Michigan. He aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps clients can use between meetings.
He approaches each person as an individual and tailors conversations to match their needs and goals.
Background and approach
He listens for patterns that cause repeated distress and works with clients to develop clearer routines, healthier communication, and stronger coping skills. Sessions focus on concrete strategies you can try right away, plus time to talk through what’s getting in the way. Over a decade he has supported people through trauma, grief, addiction concerns, and intimacy‑related issues.
He also helps clients facing identity and LGBTQ concerns, body image struggles, and life transitions. Parenting is a stated focus, and he offers help for parents handling stress, boundaries, and strained relationships with caregiving responsibilities. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adjusts methods as progress is made.
The work is collaborative: goals are set together and reviewed regularly. Expect a practical, compassionate approach that emphasizes clarity and steady steps forward. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients.
Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, with scheduling arranged to fit client needs.
What Theyazan works with
Everything Theyazan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Theyazan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Theyazan commonly uses evidence-based techniques that focus on real-world change. One common approach emphasizes identifying and shifting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on skill-building for emotion regulation and communication, which helps with relationship concerns, anger, and parenting stress.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to determine which techniques match their goals, preferences, and current challenges, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. This helps ensure therapy stays practical and relevant to day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or who live far from in-person services. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into work breaks, caregiving routines, or different time zones while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Questions people ask about Theyazan
What concerns does this therapist address?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, self-esteem, parenting challenges, and many related concerns.
What is the typical approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on practical, evidence-based techniques tailored to each person. Conversations aim to identify patterns, set clear goals, and try specific skills between sessions.
What kind of background and experience does he have?
He has ten years of clinical experience working with a broad range of issues, including trauma, addiction concerns, grief, and identity-related matters.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the credentials LMSW and LCSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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