About Katherine
Katherine Sanchez Ciongoli is a bilingual licensed clinical social worker in New York with 29 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the ups and downs of life. She also supports those working on self-esteem, communication problems, and feeling less isolated.
Katherine believes people know their own story and brings a respectful, straightforward style to sessions. She talks with clients about strengths and small changes that make a difference.
How Katherine works
Her approach is practical and focused on everyday life, not on jargon. Sessions may include talking through recent events, naming reactions, and trying simple strategies to cope better. Katherine pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, and social anxiety while helping clients find clearer priorities and more self-love.
She also addresses multicultural concerns and life purpose questions. Clients can expect a calm, encouraging presence and a focus on what works in daily routines. Katherine invites people to notice progress in small steps and to build on what already helps them.
She values clear communication and mutual respect in the therapeutic relationship. She offers services in both English and Spanish. Katherine’s experience includes long-term practice in New York, where she has worked across a wide range of common life challenges.
If someone wants a caring, experienced guide for coping and growth, she aims to provide that steady support.
What Katherine works with
The areas below are the ones Katherine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Katherine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional understanding. One common method helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real life, which can lower anxiety and improve mood. Another approach centers on building daily routines and coping skills, useful for stress, depression, and grief.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then try methods that fit your needs. Together you can adjust techniques over time so they feel useful and doable in real life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing nonverbal cues matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being off camera is better. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when writing helps you process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep progress moving between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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