Theyazan Kohaif, LMSW, LCSW
Compassionate social worker who focuses on practical change
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Theyazan works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Colorado
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Theyazan
Theyazan Kohaif is a licensed social worker with ten years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, and mood concerns. He holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Michigan. He aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on practical next steps.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adjusted to each person. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, building coping tools, and setting small, manageable goals. He talks through what is getting in the way and works with clients to try different skills that fit their life.
Background and approach
Many people come for help after major life changes, grief, or trauma and abuse. He also supports those dealing with addiction, intimacy challenges, parenting strain, and concerns around identity and LGBT issues. He pays attention to how past experiences like abandonment or attachment struggles affect present relationships.
Over his career he has worked with a broad range of concerns, including chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and commitment or codependency issues. His style is practical and responsive - sessions aim to leave clients with at least one useful step to try between meetings. He offers conversations that respect each person's background and pace.
Clients can expect clear explanations, straightforward coping strategies, and collaborative planning tailored to what is most helpful right now.
What Theyazan works with
Everything Theyazan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Theyazan's practice.
- 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
Approaches that guide online sessions
Theyazan draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage strong emotions and life changes. One approach focuses on building coping skills and behavioral strategies that reduce intense reactions and make daily life easier; this helps with anger, anxiety, and stress by teaching concrete tools to try between sessions. Another approach centers on understanding patterns in relationships and attachment - noticing how past experiences influence current interactions and developing alternative ways of relating that support healthier connections.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He will listen to your concerns, talk about what has and hasn't helped, and collaborate on a plan that fits your goals and preferences. If an approach doesn’t feel like the right fit, adjustments are made so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking progress, or getting support between full sessions. These options help make therapy fit into busy schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Theyazan
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, addiction, grief, and trauma and abuse among other concerns.
What is his general approach in sessions?
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical skills, pattern awareness, and goal setting to help people cope and make changes.
How much experience does he have?
He brings ten years of clinical experience to his work and has supported people through a wide range of life challenges and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
He holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and works in Michigan.
Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.