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Dr. Gina Scarano-Osika, NY Psychologist

Experienced New York psychologist focused on anxiety and coping

25 years in practice · based in New York · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Gina

Dr. Gina Scarano-Osika is a New York psychologist with 25 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, warm presence to sessions and uses clear, practical methods to help people manage everyday struggles.

Patients meet a clinician who values straightforward conversation and steady support. Dr. Scarano-Osika holds the NY Psychologist credential 012289 and works from New York.

Her practice blends cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions.

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Background and approach

In sessions she helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, build coping skills, and improve how they connect with others. Dr. Scarano-Osika has spent much of her career developing a community practice.

She and her husband founded a independent practice that grew from two clinicians to about fifteen providers over two decades. That experience informs how she coordinates care and refers to other professionals when needed. She helps people with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, eating concerns, addictive behaviors, anger, and self-esteem issues.

Additional work includes parenting strain, career challenges, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and transitions like divorce or separation. People who come to her can expect a respectful, problem-focused style. She acknowledges starting therapy can feel hard and emphasizes small, doable steps.

Her approach aims to make therapy understandable and useful in everyday life.

How therapy approaches translate online

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional reactions; online sessions use conversation to identify patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; this can be done through guided exercises and homework shared over video or text. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and translates into concrete practice drills and brief coaching during sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the issues you bring, then suggest ways to combine approaches. Clients and the therapist decide together what methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, between-session coaching, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel while keeping the same therapeutic methods.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, eating concerns, addictions, anger, and self-esteem difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her sessions are practical and conversational. She mixes cognitive behavioral tools with DBT skills and attachment-based perspectives to help people change thinking patterns and improve coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working in independent practice settings and community care.
What are her credentials and location?
She is listed as NY Psychologist 012289 and practices from New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are billed through a cancellable subscription.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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