Anne York, LCSW

Anne York is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who brings five years of clinical experience to her practice. Born and raised in New York City, she has worked in the non-profit sector managing programs that supported people affected by mental health challenges, substance use, homelessness, life skills development, employment, relationships, and acculturation. Her program work emphasized collaborative goal planning and ensuring clients played an active role in shaping services that met their needs.

In addition to program oversight, Anne has provided direct therapy, cultivating a warm, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, parenting issues, bipolar disorder, and depression. She practices in a client-centered, solution-focused manner that treats each person as the expert on their own life, and she integrates trauma-focused approaches when addressing past or ongoing traumatic experiences.

Anne aims to help clients clarify goals, build practical coping strategies, and move toward meaningful change at a pace that feels right for them. She welcomes individuals who are ready to take steps toward living a more balanced and satisfying life and offers supportive, strengths-based care throughout the therapeutic process.

Approaches Anne Uses and How Online Therapy Helps

Anne works from a client-centered perspective that places the person and their goals at the center of care. This approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaborative planning so clients feel heard and involved in decisions about their treatment and can apply insights to everyday challenges.

She also uses solution-focused techniques that concentrate on practical steps and strengths to help clients make change more quickly. Solution-focused work is useful for addressing stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, and specific behavioral goals by building on what is already working.

When trauma is part of a person’s history, Anne integrates trauma-focused methods to gently process difficult experiences and develop coping skills tailored to reduce the impact of those memories on daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Anne collaborates with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage in care from different settings and at convenient times while maintaining continuity with their therapist.