Jamoki Dantzler

Jamoki Zakia Dantzler (JD) is a LPC and movie enthusiast who received his Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2012. He later earned his PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2017. Being a military brat from birth to childhood, JD’s worldview is largely shaped by his experiences, which includes living in Germany (both before and after the wall) and the years of living in different places. JD has been in the counseling world for over 7 years. His experiences include counseling individuals, families, couples and refugees, ranging from children to adults. He has had five publications of research published, including his dissertation on humor and adult attachment. A few areas that JD is an expert in is cinematherapy, refugee health, and humor. He specializes in helping patients deal and cope with anxiety, depression, men’s issues, trauma, PTSD, family issues, and grief and loss. His many approaches in healing include CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Gestalt, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Choice Theory, Play Therapy, and Sandtray Therapy. JD sees patients 12 years and older. JD has authored and co-authored many articles about cinematherapy and its impact on clients. The articles include, “How the Marvel Cinematic Universe Represents our Quality World” and “The Walking Dead Model of Gatekeeping Transparency,” which was created from his love of AMC’s TWD. During his spare time JD enjoys reading, creative writing, studying languages, martial arts, interior design, taking care of his plants, weight training, and collecting painted statues of superheroes which he is not ashamed of.