About Ivana
Ivana Ross greets people with a calm, straightforward approach. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - based in New York who focuses on stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, anger, and self esteem. She speaks English, Croatian, and Serbian and works with international clients via online formats.
Ivana aims to make sessions practical. She helps people name what feels hard and build small, usable skills to manage emotions and solve problems.
How Ivana works
Meetings are set up to fit each persons routine using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. With three years of clinical experience, Ivana draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She looks for what fits each person's needs rather than pushing a single method.
The language in sessions stays direct and relational so people can try new ways of responding without feeling judged. Her background includes work in marriage and family therapy and additional study in brief, solution-focused approaches. Ivana emphasizes practical tools for day-to-day life such as emotion regulation, clearer communication, and setting boundaries.
She also supports people working through stronger feelings like anger and anxiety. Starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling by availability. Ivana aims to help people regain balance one step at a time, focusing on clear goals and steady progress.
What Ivana works with
The areas below are the ones Ivana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Croatian, Serbian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Ivana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Cognitive behavioral approaches help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping with anxiety or stress. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on short-term goals and simple steps that move someone toward clearer communication or better daily routines.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Ivana discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in early sessions. She aims to build a plan together rather than imposing a single style.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel close to an in-person meeting, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a break at work, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter updates or when someone prefers writing. These formats make it easier to schedule regular sessions and practice skills between meetings.
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