Todd Bater, LCSW-R

Todd Bater is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW-R - practicing in New York with 18 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people navigate depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and workplace stress, offering practical strategies and emotional support for those facing communication barriers, social isolation, or life transitions.

His work is client-centered and tailored to each person’s needs, with an emphasis on building clearer self-understanding, stronger communication skills, and healthier emotional patterns. He is committed to creating an affirming, progressive, non-religious therapeutic space and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients who are seeking respectful, empathic care.

Todd aims to walk alongside clients as they process grief, manage anger, explore personal growth, and strengthen resilience. He combines compassionate listening with skillful guidance to help clients cultivate self-compassion, improve relationships, and pursue meaningful change over time.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Todd uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical symptom relief and skill development. One common approach is structured, problem-focused work that helps identify patterns contributing to anxiety, depression, or workplace stress and creates clear steps to address them. Another emphasis is skills-based therapy that helps clients build communication strategies and emotional regulation tools to improve relationships and reduce conflict. A supportive processing approach helps clients navigate grief, life transitions, and experiences of isolation while fostering acceptance and resilience.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Todd partners with each client to evaluate needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques over time so the treatment fits the person rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and connect with licensed professionals from locations across New York.