- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Adam
Adam Chaiken is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 30 years of practice. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, parenting issues, and depression. He speaks English and brings a calm, straightforward approach to sessions.
Adam tends to keep conversations practical and grounded. He listens for strengths you already have and helps you use them. Sessions move at a pace that fits your needs and comfort.
Background and approach
The goal is to make small, workable changes rather than big, sudden shifts. When parents reach out, Adam focuses on everyday challenges. He helps people clarify priorities, manage stress, and improve communication at home.
He also supports those facing separation, infidelity, or major life transitions like end-of-life planning for a loved one. With three decades of experience, Adam draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, panic, obsessive behaviors, phobias, and social worries. He aims to reduce overwhelming symptoms through clear strategies and steady support.
Sessions may include learning coping skills, practicing new ways to talk about problems, and setting realistic goals. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for you. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Adam will work with you to find approaches that fit your situation and routine.
What Adam works with
Everything Adam lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Adam helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Social anxiety and phobia
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Adam draws on established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with anxiety and parenting stress. One approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for panic, worry, and obsessive thoughts, helping people manage symptoms step by step. Another approach targets relationship and communication patterns, offering straightforward tools to improve conversations and reduce conflict at home.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Adam reviews your goals and current challenges and then suggests techniques that fit how you prefer to work. He will adapt methods over time based on what helps you make steady progress and feel more in control.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and rhythms. Video helps with richer conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls require less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging lets you exchange notes and homework between sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent help while balancing family and daily responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Adam
What concerns does Adam commonly address?
He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, family conflict, parenting issues, and depression, plus related concerns such as communication problems and grief around end-of-life decisions.
What is his approach in sessions?
He uses plain, practical conversation to find small, usable changes. Expect skill-building, clearer communication strategies, and goals set to match your daily life.
How much experience does he have?
He has 30 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker in New York.
Where is he based and licensed?
He is based in New York and holds the LCSW credential listed as NY LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that you can cancel at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on the therapist's availability.
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