Manolita Fenn, LCSW

Manolita Fenn is a licensed clinical social worker with roughly 30 years of professional experience in New York. She has extensive experience working with families, children and couples and brings a strong background in supporting people with serious mental health challenges. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she combines clinical expertise with practical strategies to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, anger, bipolar disorder, and life transitions, and she also offers hospice and end-of-life counseling.

Her therapeutic orientation centers on cognitive-behavioral therapy, emphasizing both insight and action. She frames change as a two-part process: understanding patterns of thought and behavior, and then actively practicing new ways of thinking and responding. In her work she often recommends skills practice and brief assignments between sessions to help people identify progress and areas for continued growth.

Manolita believes every person has the capacity to change and that effective work begins where an individual currently is. She approaches each person with dignity and respect and seeks collaborative, goal-oriented work that balances empathy with concrete tools. She looks forward to speaking with prospective clients about their needs and goals.

CBT-Focused Online Care and Flexible Access

Manolita Fenn brings cognitive-behavioral therapy to online formats, helping people identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and learn practical strategies to change them. CBT work typically involves setting clear goals, trying new coping skills, and practicing small behavioral changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress.

In addition to CBT, her practice emphasizes a skills-based, homework-focused approach that translates well to remote sessions. Between-session exercises and brief practice assignments help clients track progress and apply new tools to relationships, parenting challenges, addiction recovery, and coping with life changes or end-of-life concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to determine which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with her is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving clients flexibility to choose the format that fits their schedule and comfort. This range of options makes ongoing care more accessible for those balancing work, family, or health needs while maintaining consistent therapeutic progress.