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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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, ADHD, and related life transitions.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing a strong therapeutic relationship while using practical techniques from CBT, DBT, and attachment-informed work to meet goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, families, groups, children, and adolescents to her practice.
What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and maintains licensure details FL LMHC MH10051 and VA LPC 0701011067, and she practices in Virginia.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online care?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what best fits their needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCommitment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsParanoiaPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

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.