- Stress and anxiety
- Social anxiety and phobia
- English and Spanish
About Katherine
Katherine Sanchez Ciongoli is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 29 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and social anxiety and phobia. She also helps with family concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and grief.
Katherine speaks English and Spanish and uses clear, practical conversation to help people sort out what feels most urgent. She treats communication problems, feelings of guilt or shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps rather than overwhelming plans.
Her style treats the client as the expert on their own story. She helps people identify strengths they already have and uses those strengths to address current struggles. Expect straightforward talk about goals, obstacles, and what might help in daily life.
Across her work she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, mood, and adjustment concerns. That can include skills for managing worry, ways to approach feared social situations, and methods for improving day-to-day coping. Conversations include practical tools you can try between sessions.
Katherine has spent decades working with diverse communities and brings that experience to sessions. She offers help for multicultural concerns and for people trying to rebuild confidence after setbacks. To begin, she asks people to describe what they want to change and then plans the next step together.
Approaches for anxiety and everyday coping
She uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage anxiety and depression. One common approach focuses on practical skills for reducing worry and improving mood, such as breathing and attention strategies that can lower anxiety in the moment and help with day-to-day functioning. Another approach involves gradual exposure to feared social situations so people can test assumptions and build confidence step by step; this is useful for social anxiety and phobia.Choosing the right method is part of the work. The therapist and client review current problems, goals, and preferences and then decide together which techniques to try. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Discuss format and scheduling during the initial matching and when arranging the first appointment so sessions fit daily life.
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Experience
29+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, social anxiety and phobia, grief, self-esteem, family concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is conversational and goal-focused. She looks for practical steps and skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 29 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with diverse communities.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and conducts work based on that credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm time zones and scheduling when booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.