- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Geraldine
Geraldine Nisi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions. She greets clients warmly and keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. Geraldine works in English and Italian and is based in New York.
Geraldine aims for a practical and collaborative style. She listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable steps. Sessions are interactive and supportive rather than lecture-based.
Background and approach
The work often centers on skills you can use between sessions. Her background includes practice in schools, hospitals, and community mental health settings. That variety shaped a flexible approach to different life challenges, from caregiving stress to chronic illness and career shifts.
Geraldine draws on techniques that fit each person's needs rather than a single fixed method. Common issues she addresses include parenting strain, family conflict, midlife questions, grief related to illness, and feelings of isolation or low self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and infidelity concerns.
The goal is clearer thinking and more effective day-to-day coping. Clients can expect straightforward guidance, practical tools, and calm support. Geraldine encourages testing small changes, tracking results, and adjusting plans as needed.
She believes steady steps lead to meaningful change over time.
What Geraldine works with
Everything Geraldine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Geraldine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Geraldine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Geraldine Uses Practical Therapies Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your goals. It emphasizes a supportive relationship and helps people feel heard while they work through parenting stress, relationship concerns, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It teaches concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and stress, such as thought records and behavioral experiments that you can practice between sessions.
Geraldine approaches finding the right method as a team effort. She will talk with you about your needs and preferences, try approaches that fit, and adjust the plan if something does not help. The aim is to find clear strategies that match your goals and daily life.
Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no video. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins, short coaching between sessions, or ways to keep momentum when schedules are tight. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and busy family life.
Questions people ask about Geraldine
What kinds of concerns does Geraldine help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is interactive and supportive, with a focus on setting practical goals and teaching skills to use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Geraldine has 25 years of experience and has worked in schools, hospitals, and community mental health clinics.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices from New York.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Geraldine?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More therapists for parents in New York
All in New York
Judith Lathrop
LMFT
New York 30 years in practice
Family-focused therapist for parents
- Addictions
- Relationship
- Family
Patricia Pardy
LMHC, LCPC
New York 20 years in practice
Understanding, practical therapy for parents
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family
- Self esteem
Velma Jones
LCSW
New York 29 years in practice
Practical, collaborative therapy for stress and parenting
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Trauma and abuse