About Scott
Scott Pranis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience based in New York. He works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addiction, and stress. He also supports relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, anger, and career transitions.
Scott aims for warm, focused conversations that help clients move toward clearer goals. His approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions are practical and grounded in what matters day to day.
How Scott works
He listens first, then helps identify small, doable steps to reduce overwhelm and rebuild confidence. Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through next steps. Scott uses several therapy methods to match needs and preferences.
He draws on client-centered work that follows the person’s priorities, cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and dialectical behavior ideas for managing strong emotions. Motivational interviewing and narrative therapy help when people want to change habits or reframe difficult life stories. Over his career Scott has worked in clinics, hospitals, correctional settings, and homes.
That variety gives him experience with a wide range of life stressors and relationship patterns. He brings that practical background into sessions to help clients find realistic solutions. People who want clear, goal-oriented support often find his style helpful.
Scott focuses on collaboration and steady progress, pacing work to each person’s needs and circumstances.
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What Scott works with
The areas below are the ones Scott selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Scott blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to keep sessions grounded in what matters to the client. Client-centered Therapy means conversations follow the person’s concerns and priorities, creating space to talk through what feels most important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thinking patterns that make problems worse and practicing new behaviors to change how someone feels and functions.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotions run high. DBT offers concrete tools for managing intense feelings, improving emotion regulation, and handling conflict more effectively. Together these approaches give both talking and skill-building options to address anxiety, depression, relationship stress, trauma responses, and mood-related challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. This means trying a method, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan over time so therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single technique.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible. Video lets people keep face-to-face connection, phone can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit into busy days for brief updates or homework between sessions. These options help people access consistent support around work, family, and life demands.
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