About Sean
Sean McDermott is a licensed New York psychologist with over 26 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical steps people can take to manage stress and anxiety while rebuilding confidence and motivation. He emphasizes straightforward conversation and steady support during difficult moments.
Clients meet a therapist who values their perspective and strengths. Sean treats each person as the expert on their own life and works to build on what already helps.
Background and approach
He keeps sessions clear and goal-oriented so progress feels tangible. His work often centers on common problems such as relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. He also helps with feelings of guilt or shame, isolation and loneliness, and panic or social anxiety.
Sessions aim to reduce symptom distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Sean uses practical approaches that teach skills people can use between sessions. He blends methods that change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with ways to clarify values and take purposeful action.
That mix helps people respond differently to stress and anxiety. Sessions are offered in English and take place with a licensed psychologist based in New York. He has spent more than two decades working with adults to build coping skills and restore a sense of control.
He supports each person at their own pace and focuses on useful, achievable steps.
How ACT, CBT, and Solution-Focused Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for ongoing anxiety, avoidance, and feeling unmotivated. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is commonly used for panic, social anxiety, and mood concerns by teaching specific coping skills.Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps toward clear goals instead of long reviews of the past. That approach can speed up relief when someone wants brief, goal-directed work. Sean will talk with each person about which approach or mix feels most helpful and will adjust methods based on needs and preferences. Choosing an approach is a collaborative process where goals and comfort guide the plan.
Online sessions are offered by a licensed professional in several formats: video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quick check-ins, and ongoing text-based messaging for short updates or coaching between meetings. These options let people fit therapy around work, family, and daily life while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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