About Katherine
Katherine Sanchez Ciongoli is a bilingual licensed clinical social worker in New York with 29 years of experience. She supports people facing stress and anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. Katherine emphasizes practical steps and steady encouragement for those who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
She treats family concerns by helping individuals talk through communication problems and painful patterns. She also addresses social anxiety and phobia, isolation and loneliness, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Background and approach
Her work includes helping people reconnect with a sense of purpose and kinder self-regard. Katherine takes a collaborative approach that treats the client as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on noticing strengths, setting small achievable goals, and practicing new ways of coping.
She uses clear, everyday language and aims to make therapy feel straightforward and manageable. Therapy may include short practical exercises, problem-solving around current stressors, and guidance for changing unhelpful routines. She encourages clients to try small steps between sessions to test new habits and build confidence.
Katherine offers sessions in both English and Spanish to better meet clients where they are. People who reach out can expect steady support and a focus on what matters most to them. Katherine acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the process as understandable and useful as possible.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Many effective therapeutic techniques focus on skills and practical steps that transfer well to online work. Cognitive-style approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new thoughts through small experiments, which can reduce anxiety and social fear. Behavioral techniques emphasize gradual steps and practice outside sessions to build confidence and reduce avoidance, useful for social anxiety and coping with life changes.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to a client's needs, goals, and preferences and then try techniques that seem likely to help. If something does not fit, adjustments are made together so the work remains practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can fit a short break during the day and need less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options let clients work with a licensed professional in ways that fit their schedule and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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