I am licensed in New York with 6 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, coping with addictions, motivation, self esteem, confidence, & bipolar disorder. I also have experience working with depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. it helps tremendously to uncover those things that precipitated those feelings and the courage to explore other ways that you can change from operating in a fear best model to a more confidene based mode and I can help you do that as long as you recognize these things, realiz that they to your mental health status and ultimately do it. It not easy since sometimes we adopt their feelings about that which need t be done wthout proposing alternative sugesstions.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Systemic Therapy
NY LCSW 097639
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Loretta is wonderful and helped within the first session to determine likely the best possible type of therapy to help me meet my goals.
Written on Aug 19, 2025 after therapy with Loretta for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Loretta was my first impression on therapy that I was reluctant to pursue. I am very glad I did. She is easy to speak to, thought provoking and supportive. If you are reading this you’re already half way there. Do something nice for yourself and get help.
Written on Jul 27, 2025 after therapy with Loretta for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd