About Masi
Masi Kadzai is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She uses practical tools to address sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at small changes that make daily life easier.
She frames therapy as a partnership where the person is the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Masi blends talk-based work with skills practice so new habits can stick. Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral methods that look at thoughts and behaviors, acceptance and commitment strategies that clarify values, and mindfulness practices that steady attention. Dialectical behavior ideas add skills for regulating strong emotions and managing impulsivity.
With six years of clinical experience and an Illinois LCSW credential, she has worked across stress, mood disorders, grief, and addiction-related concerns. That background informs a flexible way of working that adapts to each person's needs. Masi also uses motivational interviewing techniques to help people find their reasons for change and sustain it.
She pays attention to cultural context and life purpose when that matters to a client's progress.
How Masi’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear about what matters to them and take action toward those values even when difficult feelings are present. It often helps with anxiety, low mood, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical strategies to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease symptoms of depression, panic, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Masi treats choosing an approach as a joint process. She will talk with each person about their goals, try a few methods in session, and adjust based on what feels useful. This collaborative way helps clients find the right mix of skills, values work, and mindfulness for their situation.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for full sessions and skills practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, short live chats are good for quick check-ins, and messaging allows check-ins and coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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