About Geraldine
Geraldine Nisi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York who helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. She draws on many years of practice to offer a steady, practical presence. Gerri uses clear techniques to address day-to-day problems and long-standing patterns that get in the way of feeling better.
Her style is interactive and supportive. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She listens first, then helps identify small, doable steps that fit a person's life.
Background and approach
Gerri works with tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and dialectical methods to address unhelpful thinking and build better coping skills. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to keep the work practical and oriented toward change. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.
She has 25 years of experience across settings such as schools, hospitals, and community mental health clinics. That range shaped a flexible way of working that adapts to different challenges and schedules. Sessions can involve learning strategies for anxiety, improving communication, managing caregiving stress, or planning life transitions.
She speaks English and Italian and brings a straightforward, compassionate approach to problem solving.
Approach and online care that fits your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping clarify goals and personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through skills like mindfulness and emotion regulation.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to choose approaches that match the client's needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust as progress is made. That means sessions can focus on skill building, problem solving, or exploring underlying issues depending on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people work face-to-face when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when a written format feels more natural. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health needs.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Italian
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