- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Career and parenting
About Lea
Lea Cattan is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, intimacy-related concerns, parenting questions, career decisions, and coping with major life changes. Lea works with adults who are trying to make sense of what comes next after a shift in work, relationships, or health.
Lea uses a client-centered approach. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and builds sessions around their strengths. Conversations tend to focus on what feels most urgent and practical for the client right now.
She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) methods when relationships or attachment patterns are central to the concern. This helps people notice how emotional responses shape interactions and find different ways to approach connection and closeness.
In practice Lea keeps things direct and concrete. Sessions often involve talking through recent events, identifying patterns that cause stress, and practicing different ways of communicating or making decisions. She also supports people facing transitions such as separation, adoption or blended family adjustments, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and retirement-related changes.
Lea offers work in English and Russian and accepts clients from outside the United States. She encourages people who feel stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed to take the first step of arranging an initial meeting and assessing whether the approach fits their goals.
How Lea’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what the client brings to sessions. In online sessions this means conversations that prioritize the individual's goals, strengths, and practical next steps. It is useful for stress, career questions, and steering through life changes.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how feelings affect relationships and attachment patterns. Online EFT sessions can help people notice emotional reactions, practice new ways of responding, and address intimacy-related concerns even when partners or close others are not present in the room.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Lea will discuss which methods fit the client's goals, preferences, and the issues they want to address. That decision is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online meetings easier to fit into a busy week, allow quieter surroundings, or make shorter check-ins possible without travel. If you need Russian- or English-language support, note the preferred language when you schedule so arrangements can be made.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Russian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and separation.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her work is client-centered and practical, centering on the client's strengths and immediate concerns. She helps people identify patterns, try different ways of communicating, and test small changes that move toward clearer decisions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of life and relationship issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any cross-border licensing details during intake as needed.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.