Jamoki Zakia Dantzler (JD) is an LPC and movie enthusiast. He received his Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2012 and earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2017.

Being a military brat from birth to childhood, JD’s worldview is largely shaped by his experience, which includes living in Germany (both before and after the wall) and the years living elsewhere in between.

JD has over seven years of experience, which includes counseling individuals, families, and couples. He works with children through adults and has experience working with refugees from around the globe. He has supervised counselors in training, developing a program created to develop researchers, supervisors, and educators. In the last four years, JD has had five publications of research in the field of counseling, including his dissertation on humor and adult attachment. He is seen as an expert in the areas of cinematherapy, refugee health, and humor. Clinically, he specializes in helping patients deal and cope with anxiety, depression, men’s issues, trauma, PTSD, family issues, and grief and loss. JD’s approaches include CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Gestalt, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Choice Theory, Play Therapy, and Sandtray Therapy. JD sees clients three years old and older, and he is currently under play therapy supervision with Dr. Villarreal-Davis, RPT-S.

JD has authored and co-authored many articles about cinematherapy and its impact on clients. 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.