Augusta Wellington, LCSW-R

Augusta Wellington is a New York licensed clinician and psychoanalyst with more than 30 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, families and children. She brings long-term psychoanalytic training from the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and holds fellowship in the International Psychoanalytic Association, combining deep theoretical knowledge with practical therapeutic work to address a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered (LCSW-R), she integrates psychodynamic perspectives with additional methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, group and family therapy, and clinical supervision when appropriate. Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, self-esteem and depression, as well as specific concerns like abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and midlife transitions.

Augusta also has experience with mood disorders, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, sexuality and women’s issues, and she is prepared to work with dual diagnosis and psycho-oncology contexts. She aims to help clients develop insight and practical change through an insight-oriented, relational approach that is tailored to each person’s needs and goals.

Psychodynamic Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Augusta Wellington primarily draws on psychodynamic therapy, which explores how past relationships and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behaviors. This approach helps clients gain insight into recurring difficulties in relationships, mood, and self-esteem by examining emotional patterns over time. She is also equipped to use cognitive behavioral techniques, which focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve coping in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Augusta works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the therapeutic method accordingly so that treatment feels aligned with what the client hopes to change or understand.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varying schedules and locations. These options make it easier for people in different time zones or with busy lives to connect with licensed professionals and continue consistent work on stress, relationships, mood, and other concerns.