Walter "Baruch" Zeichner, LPC, LCMHC
Compassionate, practical therapy with body awareness
About Walter
Walter "Baruch" Zeichner is a licensed counselor based in New Mexico with four decades of clinical experience. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to ease stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, and addiction. He also supports those facing career strain, intimacy concerns, self-esteem challenges, and the effects of trauma.
Walter uses straightforward language and a calm presence to help people feel understood and to map out clear next steps.
Background and approach
Walter began practicing in the early 1980s and has built a broad toolkit over 40 years. His credentials include Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC). He blends talk-based work with body-centered methods and cognitive strategies to suit each person's needs.
Sessions focus on what is happening now and what patterns from the past might be keeping someone stuck. He offers approaches that attend to emotions, thoughts, and bodily reactions so people can learn new ways of responding. He also draws on attachment-focused ideas to understand relationship patterns.
People can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together. Walter aims to create clear options and practical skills clients can use between sessions. He welcomes questions and adjusts pace to match each person's comfort.
Therapy is offered online through video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Sessions are scheduled around the client’s needs and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Walter works in English and practices from New Mexico.
How somatic and relational approaches work online
Somatic-informed work pays attention to bodily sensations and how they connect to emotions and behavior. In practice this means noticing tension, breath, or physical reactions and learning ways to shift those patterns so daily stress becomes easier to manage.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It helps people identify repeating dynamics in relationships and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead while offering gentle reflections and practical options for change.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapt the mix of somatic, attachment, and client-centered work to fit the person. This collaborative planning happens early and is revisited as therapy progresses.
Online formats make this flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for somatic noticing and relational work. Phone sessions are an alternative when video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing access between sessions for brief check-ins and skill practice. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the process active and practical.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Vermont, Oregon, New Mexico
- Languages
- English