
Zanessa Kastler, LCSW
About me
Zanessa Kastler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has clinical and life experience working with individuals with relationship conflict and parenting struggles. A former military social worker and private practice owner, Zanessa enjoys helping families find peace and restoration through forgiveness and conflict resolution. Zanessa attended Lubbock Christian University and has worked with Youth With a Mission and has a background in missions and social work with indigenous populations and sex trafficking victims. Trained in EMDR and TF-CBT, Zanessa has a strong background in trauma work as well. Zanessa is a mother of four and enjoys spending her time homeschooling, gardening, writing, and traveling, outside of counseling and coffee dates. Zanessa is involved in women’s ministry and has created couples therapy curriculum under LoveFire Counseling.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Codependency, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Infidelity, Jealousy, Military and Veterans Issues, Post-traumatic Stress, Self-Love, Sexual Assault and Abuse
Clinical approaches: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
NM LCSW C-11333
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Zanessa Kastler. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Caring, knowledgeable, smart, intuitive. Would definitely recommend.
Written on Mar 20, 2023 after therapy with Zanessa for 3 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts
A++++++++++++++ Therapist. Very helpful and makes complicated problems seems simple with the activities she employs.
Written on Mar 10, 2023 after therapy with Zanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
Really great enthusiastic and passionate. I really feel listen to and that if I continue will be able to see through changes in myself
Written on Sep 02, 2022 after therapy with Zanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and anger management
Ms. Kastler is great, very empathetic, and caring, and offers great exercises and resources for growth.
Written on Jul 13, 2022 after therapy with Zanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and self esteem
Zanessa is amazing! She is very calm and very personable and you can definitely see she is listening to you.
Written on Jun 24, 2022 after therapy with Zanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and anger management
Zanessa is extremely insightful and understanding at the same time! Talking to her feels like opening a window that I never realized was there ever before, and practicing the tricks she prescribed feels like building a new pathway that leads from the window to the new building of better habits :)
Written on Jun 21, 2022 after therapy with Zanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue