About Jesse
Jesse Schiff is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress and anxiety. He focuses on practical support for everyday problems and the painful moments that make life harder. He uses a straightforward style in sessions.
Jesse listens closely and helps people name what matters most to them. He aims to make conversations feel safe and nonjudgmental so clients can speak honestly about hard feelings. Jesse blends client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy.
Background and approach
That means he pays attention to each person's values and goals while also teaching ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions usually include small, doable steps people can try between meetings. His background includes nine years of clinical experience and a New York LCSW license.
Over that time he has supported people coping with compassion fatigue, grief, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and shifts at work or home. People who meet with Jesse can expect a calm, practical approach. He supports clients wanting clearer boundaries, better coping skills, or relief from anxiety.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
How Jesse uses client-centered work and CBT online
Jesse draws on client-centered therapy to create an accepting space where people can talk through what matters most to them. This approach focuses on the person's priorities and values and helps guide where the work goes next.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, phobias, social anxiety, and stress by teaching skills for managing worry and testing assumptions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jesse collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and how quickly to move. He adjusts tools and homework based on feedback and progress.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is good for a full session with visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and practice skills between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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