- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Catherine
Catherine Kunin is a clinical social worker with 40 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York and offering sessions in English. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at helping parents find clearer routines and more confident responses to everyday struggles.
Her work emphasizes steady support and realistic problem solving.
Background and approach
She draws on long experience in many settings to help people sort priorities, set limits, and reduce overwhelm. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on simple steps to try between meetings. Catherine also addresses mood and behavior concerns that affect daily life.
That includes panic and social anxiety, stress at work, low self-esteem, isolation, and coping with chronic illness or aging. She helps people find ways to manage symptoms and keep functioning through hard periods. She uses communication skills and practical techniques to improve interactions and reduce conflict.
Parents may receive tools for behavior management, clearer family routines, and ways to handle control struggles without escalating. The emphasis is on approaches that fit a family's pace and values. Many clients benefit from phone, video, chat, or text-based sessions when in-person visits are not convenient.
Catherine guides people toward workable strategies and helps them track small changes over time.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Catherine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that fit parenting and everyday stress
Many clients benefit from evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and step-by-step changes. Cognitive-behavioral approaches help identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful thinking, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Behavioral strategies break problems into small, testable actions - useful for parenting routines, managing panic, or addressing low energy.Problem-solving and communication-focused techniques teach specific ways to handle conflicts and set limits without escalation. These approaches offer scripts and practice exercises that people can try between sessions to improve interactions and reduce arguments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands to decide which techniques to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include chronic illness, aging concerns, workplace stress, and panic or social anxiety.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The style is practical and steady, focusing on short-term strategies and clearer daily routines. Sessions emphasize doable steps and communication skills rather than abstract theory.
How much experience does she bring?
Catherine has 40 years of clinical experience working in multiple settings. That background informs her practical approach to common parenting and life stressors.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices there. Sessions are conducted in English.
Does she work with people who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients. All work is based in her New York practice context.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Different formats can fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Pricing details depend on the subscription terms.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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