Tessa Zasta

Provide telehealth counseling to individuals, youth, and families, conducting assessments, developing collaborative treatment plans, and delivering individual and family therapy from a wellness and somatic lens.

Direct and operate a private practice delivering adventure- and nature-based counseling to individuals, youth, and families, integrating somatic and ecotherapy approaches to improve resilience and wellbeing.

School- and community-based clinician providing somatic, nature- and adventure-based therapy to children, adolescents, and families; coordinated care and delivered evidence-informed interventions to improve functioning.

Designed and implemented ecotherapy and adventure groups, provided crisis support and behavioral interventions, developed behavior response plans, supported IEPs, and delivered staff training to improve student outcomes.

Provided grant-funded mental health services in a pediatric clinic and community settings, offered one-on-one ecotherapy-informed counseling, and coordinated threat assessment care for local schools.

Worked in a residential facility delivering therapeutic interventions, conflict resolution, de-escalation, and skills-building with youth in care to improve safety and behavior.

Supervised youth in a detention setting, facilitated group therapy sessions, assisted with intake procedures, transports, and implemented therapeutic exercise and curriculum activities.

Provided crisis intake, de-escalation, and skills training to children in state custody, facilitating placement needs and immediate stabilization services.

Mentored youth one-on-one, providing guidance, outdoor activities, and life-skill coaching to support positive decision-making and behavioral change.

Completed Education Specialist coursework in Experiential Counseling with an emphasis on Adventure Therapy, covering assessment, ethics, treatment applications, and evaluation.

Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a Somatic Therapy emphasis, including coursework in trauma intervention, neurobiology of relationships, and addictions counseling.

Grade: 3.92 cumulative GPA

Activities and societies: Dean's List

Bachelor of Science in Social Science with coursework in sociology, environmental sustainability, gender and mental health, and positive psychology; graduated with honors and a 3.92 GPA.

Completed Ecotherapist certification coursework covering urban and outdoor ecotherapy, ecotherapy for children and teens, horticulture and animal-assisted therapy, and expressive arts.

Grade: 3.89 cumulative GPA

Activities and societies: Dean's List

Associate of Applied Science in Juvenile Justice with coursework in lifespan development, juvenile delinquency, crisis intervention, and related subjects; graduated with honors and a 3.89 GPA.