Walter "Baruch" Zeichner, LPC, LCMHC
Experienced therapist focused on practical change
Book with WalterWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
How Walter works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Vermont, Oregon, New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Walter
Walter "Baruch" Zeichner welcomes people who are struggling with strong emotions, relationship trouble, or life changes. He helps with anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. He also supports people facing addictions, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, career shifts, and challenges related to chronic illness.
He has worked as a therapist since the early 1980s and brings forty years of clinical experience to sessions. Walter holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in New Mexico.
Background and approach
He meets people where they are and listens first, then helps set a clear direction together. Walter uses a mix of approaches shaped over a long career. He draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how relationships influence feelings.
He uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. He also incorporates client-centered and emotionally focused methods to help people feel heard and to strengthen relationships. In sessions he aims for practical work that fits each person.
That might mean building new coping skills, practicing different ways of communicating, or processing painful memories at a steady pace. He also addresses things like caregiver stress, blended family issues, first responder stress, and eating or intimacy-related concerns. People who choose Walter set the pace and shape their goals.
He offers options for phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging so therapy can fit busy lives. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to schedule the next step.
What Walter works with
Everything Walter lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Walter's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Walter lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Walter's approaches work online
The therapist blends approaches to meet people where they are. Attachment-based work looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behavior, which is useful for anger, intimacy, and relationship strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and process emotions in order to strengthen close relationships and improve communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Walter will talk with the client about their goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps match method to the person's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility in how people connect. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging can fit quick check-ins or brief updates between meetings. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit therapy into busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Walter
What kinds of problems does Walter help with?
He helps people with anger, anxiety, depression, grief, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, career changes, and trauma-related concerns.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions emphasize listening, practical skill-building, and exploring relationship patterns. He adapts methods to each person's needs and focuses on doable steps.
How long has he been practicing?
He has forty years of experience as a therapist, beginning in the early 1980s and continuing practice in New Mexico.
What credentials and location are listed for him?
He holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and sees clients based in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.