- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship support
- Practical coping skills
About Pertrina
Pertrina Works is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience in mental health. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and life coaching goals. Pertrina’s style is calm and accepting, and she aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people to share hard things.
She uses a mix of approaches and adapts them to each person’s needs. That can include client-centered work that follows a person’s pace, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and coping. Pertrina builds an individual plan with each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Her background includes work with people experiencing abandonment issues, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges related to autism and Asperger syndrome. She also supports those facing caregiver stress, body image worries, codependency, communication problems, and control issues.
Pertrina has experience helping people through divorce and separation, blended family stress, parenting strains, and the emotional fallout from natural or human-caused disasters. She also addresses emptiness, dependent personality patterns, and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns in her practice.
Based in New York, Pertrina works primarily in English and focuses on tailoring therapy to the person in front of her. She combines practical strategies with listening and support to help people reach the goals they set together.
How these approaches guide online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s lead and offering empathy and understanding. It helps when someone needs a steady, listening presence while they sort out feelings and goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can be useful for people who want clearer emotion regulation and better communication in daily life.
Pertrina treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with each person to pick and adapt methods that fit their goals and preferences. Together they build a plan and try strategies, checking in to see what helps.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow for different ways of checking in. Others like being able to choose sessions that match their energy level, such as a shorter check-in or a longer weekly session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Pertrina address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting challenges, and coaching goals. Additional areas include abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and client-centered, with an emphasis on listening and creating a respectful space. She adapts techniques to each person rather than following a single fixed method.
What is her professional background?
Pertrina has 13 years of experience working in mental health settings. She has supported people through relationship conflict, mood concerns, and stress management.
Does she hold any credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.