Greg Zuk , LICSW

Greg Zuk is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with over 25 years of experience supporting people through difficult transitions and complex challenges. He earned a master’s degree in mental health from West Virginia University in 1991 and has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings, offering group, individual, and family therapy in hospitals, treatment centers, and residential units before expanding his practice to online care.

Throughout his career he has worked with adults and children on a wide range of concerns, including trauma, addictions, ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, parenting difficulties with troubled children and teens, social isolation, relationship challenges, life dissatisfaction, internal conflicts, and self-esteem issues. He draws on a blend of practical problem solving and evidence-based methods to meet each person where they are.

His therapeutic approach includes common-sense problem solving supplemented by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), client-centered techniques, solution-focused work, family therapy, human development perspectives, and trauma-informed treatment. These tools are selected to fit the needs of each individual, family, or couple.

His process typically begins with an initial evaluation to understand where a person has been and where they want to go, followed by collaborative goal setting and an action phase focused on concrete steps toward those goals. He welcomes the opportunity to hear a person’s story and partner in making meaningful life changes.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Greg Zuk uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. He also applies trauma-informed treatment that acknowledges how overwhelming experiences affect emotions, relationships, and coping, and that approach helps people move toward safety, regulation, and gradual healing. In addition, solution-focused techniques are used to build on existing strengths and set small, achievable goals to create forward momentum in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Greg partners with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailors a combination of methods that feels most fitting. This collaborative stance means treatment can adapt as progress is made and new challenges arise.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video or phone, live chat, and text-based messaging allow people to fit care into busy schedules and access therapists from home or other convenient locations. Licensed professionals can provide the same evidence-based techniques through these formats, making it possible to begin meaningful work without delaying support.