About Masi
Masi Kadzai is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who supports people navigating stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
Background and approach
She brings practical tools for concerns such as sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar and depressive symptoms, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues while also addressing related areas like abandonment, multicultural concerns, panic attacks, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. Her approach blends evidence-based therapies with an emphasis on present-moment awareness and personal values.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to support emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside mindfulness techniques to promote psychological flexibility. Motivational Interviewing complements these methods when clients are exploring change and strengthening commitment to goals.
With six years of professional experience and an Illinois license (IL LCSW 149026714), Kadzai frames clients as experts in their own stories and collaborates with them to build on existing strengths. She accepts English-speaking and international clients and offers sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action toward those values while learning to accept uncomfortable thoughts and feelings rather than fighting them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, which can be especially helpful for impulsivity and intense emotions.Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work between client and therapist. The clinician will discuss goals, preferences, and responses to interventions, adjusting methods over time so the treatment fits the person's needs rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access care across distances. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver the same structured exercises, skills coaching, and reflective conversations as in-person work while offering scheduling flexibility and ongoing support between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English