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Carmen Greenstein, LCSW-R
New York
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- DBT skills for emotion
About Carmen
Carmen Greenstein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with registration (LCSW-R) practicing in New York and has 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, and ADHD. Carmen also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, guilt and shame, and social anxiety.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. She also works from attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current connection and trust. Client-centered methods guide sessions so the person’s concerns shape the pace and topics.
Carmen often helps people who feel isolated or stuck after a life change. She supports those dealing with mood disorders, impulsivity, and low self-regard by breaking issues into manageable steps. Sessions include practical tools for emotion regulation and clearer communication.
Her trauma-informed lens keeps the focus on what a person can manage right now. That means checking readiness before moving into painful memories and using skills to stabilize mood and behavior first. Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies are used when managing intense emotion and impulsivity.
Carmen offers services in English and Spanish and works from her New York practice. Prospective clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Carmen blends CBT and attachment work for online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing the thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going. Carmen uses short, practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving so problems feel more manageable. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of closeness and trust that developed in earlier relationships and how they show up now in communication and worry.Client-Centered Therapy keeps the person’s priorities at the center of sessions, with the therapist following the topics the client brings. That means the choice of techniques is collaborative. Carmen will work with each person to decide whether CBT, attachment work, DBT skills, or a mix fits best for their goals and comfort level.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or making it easier to meet during breaks. The focus remains practical - using approaches that help with emotion regulation, clearer communication, and breaking down tasks into concrete steps that can be practiced between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include attachment, abandonment, communication, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, mood disorders, self-love, social anxiety, and women's issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. The goal is to change patterns that keep problems going through clear, practical exercises.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults on emotional and relational concerns. That experience includes work with trauma, mood difficulties, and interpersonal challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a New York LCSW-R and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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