Therapist profile
Zelina Chinwoh, LCSW, CSW
Georgia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Georgia / CSW008969
- NPI
- 1093221301
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Georgia
About
- Inner child work
- Faith informed counseling
- Family dynamics
About Zelina
Zelina Chinwoh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 15 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Zelina also works with concerns such as attachment wounds, abandonment, blended family issues, codependency, and family of origin problems.
She describes her practice as faith-informed Christian counseling while using evidence-based therapeutic techniques. In sessions she focuses on how past experiences shape current behavior and relationships. Conversations often look at inner child dynamics and patterns that repeat across relationships.
Zelina guides people through grief, life transitions, and unresolved dynamics from childhood. She uses practical talking and reflective exercises to help clients notice patterns and make different choices. Sessions include discussion of family dynamics, boundaries, and how past hurts affect present decisions.
Her approach aims to be direct and respectful. She helps people identify where they prioritize others at their own expense and explores steps toward clearer boundaries and healthier interactions. Work may include addressing guilt, shame, jealousy, and effects of narcissistic family patterns.
Clients can expect a focus on real-life problems and concrete next steps between sessions. Zelina asks about values and faith when clients want that included. She works with each person to connect present goals with changes that feel manageable in daily life.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Zelina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside her faith-informed perspective. One common focus is inner child work, which helps people recognize how early hurts influence current reactions and relationship patterns. This approach looks at memories and present triggers and supports practical steps to respond differently.She also draws on therapies that address trauma and attachment issues to explore how past abusive or neglectful experiences affect trust and emotional responses. Those methods involve paced exploration of difficult memories and practicing new interpersonal skills to reduce reactivity in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Zelina collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She reviews what is helping and adjusts the plan together over time rather than insisting on a single method.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, or use shorter check-ins when life is hectic. Online work can make it easier to keep continuity during life transitions while still focusing on practical steps and skill practice between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship issues does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, family problems, divorce and separation, and patterns that repeat across relationships.
Will sessions address people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She helps people notice when they keep putting others first and practices clearer boundary choices.
What is her background and experience?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW and CSW credentials while practicing in Georgia.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed in Georgia as an LCSW and uses her clinical social work credentials in practice.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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