About Esther
Esther Zack is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who meets people where they are and helps them move forward. She greets questions with warmth and a straightforward approach, listening first and guiding next. Parents reading on a phone will find short, direct support aimed at day-to-day problems and deeper patterns alike.
Esther emphasizes the relationship between client and therapist as the central part of change. She encourages clients to build on the skills they already have and to notice what is getting in the way now.
Background and approach
Humor and compassion are part of her style, and she aims to make hard conversations feel manageable. Over six years she has worked in many settings and with people from diverse backgrounds. That experience informs how she addresses stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles.
She also supports people dealing with career challenges, identity concerns such as gender dysphoria and LGBT issues, and the daily realities of parenting and adoption or foster care situations. Esther uses several practical approaches in session, including cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking, attachment-focused work to improve emotional bonds, and acceptance-based techniques to manage difficult feelings.
Sessions often focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings. She practices in Oregon and conducts sessions in English. Her aim is to help people find clearer direction, steadier relationships, and more confidence in handling life’s changes.
How Esther’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. This can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes by shifting attention toward meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and offers ways to improve connection and trust in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Esther will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the situation. Over time she adjusts the plan based on what proves most helpful, working collaboratively to try different strategies and track progress.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls let people work face to face, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing coaching or reflections between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
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