About Aileen
Aileen Stotter uses a structured, goal-focused style rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people make practical changes. She is a licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of experience based in New York. Aileen works with stress, anxiety, mood problems, and life transitions in straightforward, down-to-earth sessions.
She helps people who are struggling with depression, anger, and panic symptoms. Eating and body image concerns are also areas she addresses, along with obsessive or compulsive patterns.
How Aileen works
Aileen pays attention to how thoughts, behaviors, and daily routines influence mood and coping. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking and to test new ways of responding. She uses clear, simple techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build skills people can use between sessions.
The work often includes small practice tasks and step-by-step plans to reduce symptoms and increase confidence. Aileen also supports people dealing with family problems, family of origin issues, codependency, and communication difficulties. She helps clients untangle guilt, shame, control issues, and impulsive behaviors so they can make calmer choices and clearer plans.
Her approach is collaborative - she treats people as the experts on their own lives and focuses on practical steps forward. Aileen aims to create a respectful, supportive space where people can try new strategies and see measurable progress.
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What Aileen works with
The areas below are the ones Aileen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How CBT works online and practical session options
CBT helps people spot patterns of thought that keep problems going and then try different ways of thinking and acting. In plain terms, sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them in real life, and practicing new behaviors that reduce anxiety, panic, depression, or obsessive habits.The therapist also uses goal-focused work for eating and body image concerns, breaking problems into small, manageable steps. This approach emphasizes concrete exercises and home practice to build new routines and decrease avoidance or compulsive behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust strategies based on what helps most. You and the therapist decide together which techniques to keep using and which to change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full sessions when conversation and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messages allow brief check-ins, skill practice, and flexible communication between longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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