Changez Counseling Services, PLLC
Therapy from the heart. Not a textbook.
Change is difficult. It can be painful at times. It's not an overnight process. Sometimes you just need someone to hold your hand and tell you it will be ok. I don't come out of a textbook. Though I am a professional, I come from the heart and through experience. I try to put myself in a client's shoes. I will challenge you when necessary. We all sometimes need a little nudge to get to where we want to go and reach our goals. I will not judge you. I have no right to judge you. Whatever goes on in our therapeutic relationship stays where it belongs... between us. I am an empathetic man who is all about helping you reach your goals and live the life you want to live.
My Story
At the age of 15, I fell into drug addiction. The signs were evident: self-loathing, self-criticism, a lack of self-esteem, a negative self-image, despair, and neglect of self-care. Once excelling in honors courses, I started failing classes. No one noticed. No one inquired, "What's going on?"
By 17, I saw my dreams fading away. Thus began my journey to comprehend myself and embark on a fresh start.
I understand the feeling of hopelessness, being detached from myself and everything surrounding me. I've experienced the battles with social anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, and PTSD. I know what it's like to self-medicate and seek numbness to escape the emotional turmoil.
Jay Zabinsky, LSWAIC
Contact Information
changezcounselingservices@gmail.com
781-775-7805
Understand your history, and it will stop leaking into your present day behaviors
I am a 70-year-old man who has spent 35+ years working as a self-taught IT Consultant,
designing and developing data warehouses and database systems for Fortune 100 and 500
companies, before I retired and transitioned to the mental health field, which had been on the
back-burner for over 50 years. I knew it was my purpose in life, but there were the usual bumps
in the road, and detours along the way. No regrets. I have 40 extra years of life experience that
make me a better therapist, filled with compassion, empathy, and an intuition I can trust.
Growing up, I had an absentee father and a mother whose erratic behavior included
constant emotional and physical abuse. Childhood trauma left me with a giant black-hole filled with chaos, pain, self-blame, and self-hatred. I struggled with low self-esteem, and lacked the social skills necessary to navigate through early childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.
I dropped out of high school at 17 due to substance abuse issues. I entered a residential
therapeutic community where I resided for two years. The community was not staffed by
professionals. Ex-addicts, who were still using, ran the show. Lack of training, and their
therapeutic limitations, only added to the damages I suffered from early childhood trauma. I
promised myself, someday, I would make a difference. I also promised myself I would get
an education, and build myself a successful and fulfilling life. I earned a GED, and went on to graduate from college earning a BA degree.
In 1991, I married, and together we raised two happy, successful, and loving children.
Once they became independent, I decided to take my dream of becoming a therapist off the back
burner. At 66, I enrolled in graduate school and earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.
I understand what it is to struggle. I know the effects of childhood trauma. I lived it. I suffered anxiety and depression from an early age. Today, I have the life I promised myself, along with the passion to help those who struggle with MH issues and addictions.
My therapeutic style does not strictly come from a textbook. It comes from my heart, and a
strong intuition that I trust. The struggles I’ve been through in my life, and overcome, left me with unending
compassion and empathy.
Treatment Modalities:
CBT | Psychosocial | Psychodynamic | Narrative | Crisis Intervention | Psychodrama Treatment Specialties:
addictions | anxiety/social anxiety | depression | bipolar | PTSD | trauma | anger management
Washington service locations:
Mountlake Terrace | Seattle - Elliott Bay | Seattle – Fremont | Seattle - Northgate | Southcenter | Spokane |
In network insurances accepted:
Aetna (WA); Cigna (WA); Cigna EAP (WA); Kaiser Permanente (WA); Kaiser Permanente Northwest (WA); United Healthcare (WA); United Healthcare EAP (WA)
Scheduling and Billing
If you have questions about scheduling, billing or technology, please contact Mindful Therapy Group at:
frontdesk.wa@mindfulsupportservices.com
intake@mindfulsupportservices.com
7:00am-7:30pm Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:00pm Saturday-Sunday
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