About Myrna
Myrna Diptee is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 23 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, career struggles, and major life changes. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, with an emphasis on practical support.
She listens first and tailors conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent, then build skills for longer-term coping. She works with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, isolation, and social anxiety.
How Myrna works
Myrna also supports people facing caregiver stress, blended family issues, commitment worries, and midlife transitions. She addresses multicultural concerns and the emotional fallout from disasters and trauma. Seasonal Affective Disorder and struggles with self-love and forgiveness are additional areas of focus.
In a typical meeting she helps people clarify goals and tries simple, usable strategies. The aim is to make day-to-day life more manageable and to increase confidence over time. Plans are adjusted as progress is made.
She frames work as a partnership and values sensitivity in every interaction. People who want steady, practical guidance through difficult moments may find her approach helpful.
What Myrna works with
The areas below are the ones Myrna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Many clients find clear, evidence-based techniques helpful for stress, grief, and anxiety. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills to manage symptoms day to day, teaching tools for breathing, pacing, and problem solving that can reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on understanding attachment and relationship patterns to improve how people relate to others and themselves, which helps with abandonment, commitment, and social anxiety concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. If a technique does not feel helpful, adjustments are made and alternatives are explored together.
Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can support quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or ongoing tracking between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to maintain steady progress.
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