Hana Kuc, LMHC, LPCC

Hana Kuc is a New York based therapist with 15 years of clinical experience who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and challenges with motivation and self-esteem. She is credentialed as an LMHC and an LPCC - that is, a licensed mental health counselor and a licensed professional clinical counselor - and brings a practical, compassionate focus to helping clients reduce symptoms and strengthen daily functioning.

Her approach combines evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing with training in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and interventions drawn from Gestalt, person-centered work, and Internal Family Systems. Hana emphasizes gradual, compassionate exposure to feared situations paired with curiosity and imagination, helping people move from rigid, perfectionistic patterns toward more flexible attitudes and sustainable behavior change.

Hana often works with individuals experiencing procrastination, overwork, burnout, self-blame, and the lasting effects of traumatic events. She helps clients examine core fears, reframe unhelpful beliefs, and develop practical skills for coping. Fluent in English, Czech, and Slovak, she provides supportive psychotherapy tailored to each person’s goals, whether those goals involve relationship concerns, grief, parenting, career transitions, or recovery from substance use and compulsive behaviors.

Therapeutic approaches for effective online care

Hana often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical skills and structured strategies that are useful for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep difficulties, and many everyday challenges.

She also integrates EMDR, a phased approach that works with the way memories and emotions are processed to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their impact on daily life. Motivational Interviewing is another tool in her practice - a collaborative, nonjudgmental way to explore readiness for change and strengthen personal motivation for goals like recovery from substance use or adopting new routines.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Hana collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and adjusts methods over time so the work feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for scheduling and for fitting therapy into a busy life. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support across sessions and to use the same techniques they would in person while accommodating clients’ logistics and comfort levels.