About Zerly
Zerly Justiniano is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 20 years of practical experience to her work. She meets people where they are and focuses on easing everyday struggles like stress and anxiety.
Background and approach
Zerly speaks English and Spanish and practices in California. She helps people sort through relationship concerns and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse.
Grief and loss are also areas she frequently addresses, along with depression and worries that affect daily life. Zerly emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own stories and builds on their strengths.
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Zerly listens first, helps clarify what matters most, and outlines simple steps clients can try between meetings.
She aims to make each conversation useful and grounded in real life rather than theory. Over two decades of work has given her experience with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, and codependency.
She also supports people facing guilt, shame, questions about life purpose, and workplace stress. Multicultural concerns and women’s issues are part of her practice focus.
People who choose Zerly often want practical guidance and respectful support. She encourages small changes that add up over time and helps clients notice progress.
The goal is clearer thinking and more steady emotional footing.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Zerly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer relationships. One common approach centers on processing experiences of trauma and abuse in manageable steps to reduce their daily impact; this helps people feel less overwhelmed and more able to cope. Another approach emphasizes attachment and relationship work, helping clients identify patterns like abandonment fears or codependent behaviors and try different responses in everyday interactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Zerly will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then collaborate to pick techniques that feel like the best fit. That planning happens together, and adjustments are made as therapy unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility with several ways to connect: video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to use formats that match comfort and practical needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish