- Stress and anxiety
- Career questions
- CBT and DBT methods
About Simona
Simona Ostrow is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 20 years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, career questions, and coping with life changes. Sessions are presented plainly and directly to help people sort immediate concerns and plan next steps.
Simona uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) ideas to make sense of thoughts, feelings and behaviors. She helps people notice patterns that make stress and low mood worse. Together they practice small experiments and skills that can reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning.
She pays attention to practical problems like workplace issues, communication difficulties, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability who are trying to adjust expectations and daily routines. Life purpose and isolation are addressed by talking through values and concrete options for connecting with others.
Sessions are conversational, focused on problem solving and skill building. Simona encourages people to identify what matters most now and to test small changes rather than waiting for everything to be perfect. Her style aims to be clear and straightforward, with concrete tools people can try between sessions.
She responds to messages a few times per day Monday through Thursday and asks for patience when replies take longer because of other client or professional commitments. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How CBT and DBT inform online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and acting. It often includes short exercises and behavioral experiments that can fit into everyday routines and help reduce anxiety and low mood. DBT offers skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for mood instability and strong emotional reactions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process includes trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan based on what the client reports.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, or use a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. They can also allow a quieter setting when someone needs to avoid long travel. These practical benefits help people test new coping strategies without rearranging large parts of their lives.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, career questions, and coping with life changes, plus related areas such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, and life purpose.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to identify thought and behavior patterns and to teach practical skills for managing mood and stress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with people facing mood and life adjustment challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.