Adriana Cortes, LCSW

Adriana Cortes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 13 years of professional experience. She has focused her work on helping people manage stress and anxiety, address addictions, build motivation, and strengthen self-esteem and confidence, as well as supporting those coping with depression.

Adriana approaches therapy from a perspective that honors each person as the expert of their own story, highlighting existing strengths to navigate life’s challenges. She frames the decision to seek change as an act of courage and aims to offer steady support and empowerment throughout the therapeutic process. Her work centers on practical, collaborative steps that help clients move toward a more fulfilling and happier life.

Across her practice, Adriana emphasizes respect, encouragement, and skill-building to help clients face difficult emotions and patterns. She partners with individuals to identify clear goals and to develop strategies that fit their unique circumstances and values, guiding them through gradual, sustainable change.

Evidence-Based Care and Accessible Online Sessions

Adriana Cortes blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a client-centered, strengths-focused approach. Evidence-based techniques refer to structured methods that emphasize practical strategies for managing symptoms and improving daily functioning - approaches that are suited to concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression.

She also takes a strengths-based, client-centered stance, recognizing that each person knows their life best and that therapy should build on existing resources and resilience. In addition, Adriana offers motivation-focused support to help clients take the initial steps toward change and to sustain progress over time.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Adriana collaborates with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into a busy life and to connect from different locations. These options provide scheduling flexibility and reduce barriers to starting and continuing therapy with licensed professionals and therapists who can meet clients where they are.