Aileen Stein, LCSW

Aileen Stein is a licensed psychotherapist who has practiced since 1992 in both New York and California. She earned an MSW from New York University in 1992 and holds an LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with California license number 24019. Stein emphasizes the importance of a trusting therapeutic relationship and prioritizes attentive listening as the foundation for effective work together.

Her approach begins where the client is, without judgment or a preset agenda, attending to the concerns clients bring as well as the unspoken patterns that can limit growth. Over time she supports and motivates clients toward goals they set, introducing interventions when clients are ready to take the next step. Stein primarily practices psychodynamic psychotherapy and is also trained in motivational interviewing and mindfulness therapy.

She has worked with children, adults, and older adults in settings that include hospitals, counseling centers, and intensive outpatient programs, and her clinical experience spans depression, anxiety, trauma and post-traumatic stress, domestic violence, health-related issues, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Stein checks messages several times per day and typically responds within 24 hours. She looks forward to meeting prospective clients and supporting them through life transitions and healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behaviors. It can help people gain insight into recurring emotional difficulties and relationship dynamics so they can make more intentional choices.

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve ambivalence and find internal motivation for change. It is often used when clients are working through stages of readiness around habits, recovery, or life transitions.

Mindfulness therapy teaches practical ways to bring nonjudgmental attention to present-moment experience, which can support stress reduction, mood regulation, and clearer decision making. Aileen draws on these approaches to tailor care to each individual’s needs.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting methods over time as needs evolve. Licensed professionals aim to match techniques to the client’s pace and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to access therapists from different locations within the same state. For many people, these options increase consistency of care and make it simpler to receive support when life becomes demanding.