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About Peggy Kaplin Zaloga
Peggy Kaplin Zaloga is a licensed clinical social worker and integrative psychotherapist at Mind Body Seven. She specializes in individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults and brings over a decade of clinical experience to her work. Peggy is known for her direct, validating, and practical therapeutic style, helping clients identify challenges, build skills, and move toward meaningful change.
Peggy approaches therapy as a collaborative process, creating a warm and supportive environment while also offering clear guidance, resources, and problem-solving strategies tailored to each individual’s needs.
Conditions Treated
Peggy works with adolescents and adults navigating a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns, including:
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma
- ADHD and attention difficulties
- Autism spectrum–related concerns
- LGBTQ+ identity exploration and support
- Relationship and family conflicts
- Academic challenges and school-related stress
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions and career challenges
- Coping with complex medical conditions
She is especially passionate about supporting clients in stabilizing both individual and family systems during times of stress or transition.
Therapy Approaches & Modalities
Peggy uses an integrative, skills-based approach that balances insight with practical tools. Her work draws from:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Integrative psychotherapy
- Family therapy
- Mindfulness-based practices
Peggy is a member of the Mind Body Seven DBT Team and provides DBT skills training to both individuals and groups, helping clients strengthen emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Professional Background & Experience
Peggy earned her Master of Social Work degree from New York University and has been practicing psychotherapy for over 10 years. In addition to her work at Mind Body Seven, she maintains an equine-assisted therapy practice in North Carolina, integrating experiential and relational approaches into mental health care.
Her professional journey began with mentoring high school students in Lower Manhattan, an experience that sparked her passion for working with adolescents and young adults. As those students grew older, her clinical work naturally expanded to include adults and families, allowing her to support clients across developmental stages.
Therapeutic Style & Philosophy
Clients and colleagues describe Peggy as direct, validating, and resource-oriented. She believes therapy works best when clients feel both understood and empowered with concrete tools. Peggy helps clients identify patterns that may be getting in the way, clarify values and priorities, and develop skills that support confidence, clarity, and emotional balance.
Her goal is to reduce suffering while helping clients build lives that feel more stable, aligned, and fulfilling.
Outside the Therapy Room
Outside of her clinical work, Peggy values spending time outdoors and staying active through movement she enjoys. A fun fact: she taught herself how to speak backwards in seventh grade—a skill that still surprises (and occasionally startles) people today.
Next Steps
If you’re interested in working with Peggy, you can request an appointment through our calendar below. Our team will help determine whether this is the right fit for your needs.