Frieda S Dub, LCSW-R

Frieda S Dub is a New York licensed clinician with 39 years of professional experience who offers thoughtful, person-centered care. She holds the credential LCSW-R - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with registration - and brings decades of practical experience helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and address relationship concerns and eating disorders.

Frieda approaches every person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, adapting the tone of conversation and the treatment plan to reflect each individual’s needs and circumstances. She focuses on practical strategies and gentle exploration to support clients facing depression, social anxiety, feelings of isolation, issues around guilt and shame, and questions of life purpose and self-love.

Beginning therapy can feel challenging, and Frieda emphasizes supportive partnership throughout that first step and beyond. She aims to help clients build skills, understand patterns, and move toward a more fulfilling and happier life by tailoring interventions and dialogue to what matters most to each person.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Therapy Options

Frieda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that include skills-based interventions and exploratory, insight-oriented work. Skills-based interventions focus on teaching practical coping tools - for example, strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and support recovery from addictive behaviors. Exploratory work helps identify relationship patterns, underlying emotions, and personal values that influence depression, eating concerns, and issues around guilt, shame, and life purpose.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Frieda will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time so that therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through flexible formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow clients to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care from different locations within the permitted area, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.