LMHC, LPC
Dr. Ratha Zeidan-Lukacs, LMHC, LPC
- Experience15 years
- LocationVirginia
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
- Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Ratha
Dr. Ratha Zeidan-Lukacs offers care for people seeking relief from stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD-related concerns, and other life challenges.
Background and approach
She is introduced here as a licensed clinician with a focus on helping clients navigate grief, trauma, addictions, parenting pressures, career conflicts, and the emotional fallout from major life changes. Her practice emphasizes creating a nonjudgmental space where feelings and experiences can be explored and understood.
With 15 years of professional experience and licenses as an LMHC and LPC, she draws on an integrative foundation that includes attachment-based perspectives, client-centered values, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical skills, and existential ideas. She prioritizes the therapeutic relationship and collaborates with clients to tailor interventions to their unique needs and goals.
Dr. Zeidan-Lukacs supports work on issues such as intimacy, impulsivity, coping after loss, family dynamics, and compassion fatigue while encouraging practical steps toward change.
Clients can expect a compassionate, goal-oriented approach that honors individual strengths and personal meaning. She practices in Virginia and provides therapy in English, aiming to empower people to move toward more satisfying relationships and greater emotional balance.
Integrative Approaches and Online Care
Dr. Zeidan-Lukacs uses several evidence-informed methods in her work, including client-centered therapy which focuses on listening deeply and meeting clients where they are to build self-awareness and self-directed change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also central to her practice and offers concrete strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop more effective coping skills for anxiety, depression, and impulsivity.She treats the choice of therapeutic method as a shared decision. During early sessions she collaborates with clients to determine which approaches fit their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques over time to match progress and emerging needs so therapy remains responsive and purposeful.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow clients to use the communication style that suits them best.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Florida, Virginia
Languages
English
What Ratha can help with
Dr. Ratha Zeidan-Lukacs works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
Ratha works with clients with trauma, grief-related cases, stress, and anxiety.
How Ratha approaches therapy
Ratha's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.
Experience and training
Ratha is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Virginia, with 15 years of clinical experience.