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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Chronic illness issues
About Catherine
Catherine Kunin, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 40 years of practice. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions using practical, evidence-based methods.
She has worked in a range of settings over four decades. Her background includes client relationship work, crisis intervention, advocacy, and community outreach. That experience informs how she structures sessions and follows up on goals.
In sessions she focuses on clear, reachable steps. She talks through coping tools, communication strategies, and ways to approach difficult conversations. She also addresses problems such as panic attacks, social anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, and workplace stress.
Catherine supports people facing chronic illness, pain, disability, and issues that come with aging. She helps with isolation and loneliness, control struggles, and finding purpose in life. Her work includes guidance for young adults navigating new responsibilities.
Her practice emphasizes practical problem solving and direct support. She uses approaches rooted in evidence to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Catherine aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on what a person can try between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Evidence-based techniques are central to her work. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills to reduce anxiety and manage panic attacks; it teaches breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. Another approach emphasizes communication skills training to improve relationship and workplace interactions; it teaches clear requests, boundary-setting, and problem-solving steps.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist reviews a person's goals, symptoms, and daily life and then recommends approaches to try. The process is collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another arrangement. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals use the same evidence-based techniques online as they do in person, and sessions can focus on skills practice, role plays for communication, and planning concrete steps between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works on stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues and self-esteem. Additional focuses include chronic illness, aging, panic, social anxiety, workplace problems, and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical tools and communication strategies. Sessions emphasize clear steps people can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has 40 years of clinical experience. That includes crisis intervention, advocacy, and community outreach work.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York. The practice is based in New York.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan and region.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process begins the intake and booking steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.