- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Pertrina
Pertrina Works is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, nonjudgmental presence to sessions and focuses on clear, practical steps parents and individuals can use day to day. Pertrina practices in New York and conducts sessions in English.
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Parenting is listed among her specialties, and she supports parents who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to set boundaries and routines.
Background and approach
She also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment, and blended family transitions. Pertrina uses an individualized approach that draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. She works with each person to build a plan that fits their goals and life.
Sessions tend to focus on skills you can try between meetings and on shifting patterns that cause distress. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Syracuse University and more than a decade of work with people managing mood, stress, and relationship concerns. She describes herself as a lifelong learner who adapts evidence-based methods to each person’s needs.
In sessions she aims to offer a respectful space where people can say what they need to say and figure out practical next steps. Conversations often cover communication, coping skills, boundary setting, and ways to reduce daily overwhelm.
What Pertrina works with
Everything Pertrina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Pertrina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pertrina lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using client-centered care with CBT and DBT online
Pertrina combines client-centered listening with practical CBT and DBT strategies to help people manage mood, stress, and relationship challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgment and letting their goals guide the work. It’s useful when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk through parenting worries or life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and day-to-day parenting stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress during crises or big changes.
Choosing the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative process. Pertrina will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The therapist treats the first sessions as a time to see what fits and to co-design a path forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be shorter and easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins or coaching-style support between sessions. These options offer flexibility for busy parents and adults who need accessible ways to work on skills and stay consistent with therapy.
Questions people ask about Pertrina
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and parenting challenges. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, body image, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She blends client-centered conversations with CBT and DBT tools to help people try new skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with people on mood, stress, and relationship concerns. That background includes work with people navigating blended families and adoption-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NY LCSW, and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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