About Adriana
Adriana Cortes helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. She supports those dealing with grief, trauma, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy difficulties, and challenges with sleep or eating. Adriana practices from New York and brings 13 years of field experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
Adriana views each person as the expert on their own life. She focuses on strengths and practical steps. Sessions aim to uncover what already works and build small, manageable changes that fit daily routines.
How Adriana works
Clients can expect a straightforward style that blends listening with clear guidance. Adriana offers gentle challenges when needed and helps people develop coping skills for intense feelings. The work moves at a pace set by the person in therapy.
Her background includes long-term practice with adults facing mood and behavior concerns, addictive patterns, and relationship strains. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and daily functioning without relying on jargon. Adriana also supports people dealing with parenting stress, family conflict, attachment and adoption-related struggles, caregiver strain, body image problems, and hoarding.
She tailors sessions to the issue at hand and to each person’s goals. She offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What Adriana works with
The areas below are the ones Adriana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Adriana Uses Practical Therapy Online
Adriana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build healthier routines. One common method focuses on skill-building for stress and anxiety - teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavioral changes to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep and coping. Another approach targets mood and addictive patterns by identifying triggers and creating small, repeatable changes to daily habits that reduce urges and lift mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Adriana collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She explains options plainly, tries them out, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what works for their life. Video lets for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break during the day. Live chat and text messaging work for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to maintain regular sessions and keep progress moving forward.
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