Profile / United States
Kerrie Pelan, LCSW
New York
LCSW - Anxiety and stress focus
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- Motivational Interviewing
About Kerrie
Kerrie Pelan is an LCSW licensed in New York with three years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, trauma and grief. She also helps with parenting concerns and challenges connected to adoption and foster care.
Kerrie focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to test new ways of responding. She also draws on mindfulness techniques to build attention and Motivational Interviewing to clarify goals and boost readiness for change.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Clients can expect to talk through current problems, try small experiments between sessions, and track what does and does not help. Kerrie frames progress as a series of manageable changes rather than a single big fix.
She pays attention to how family roles, caregiver stress, and attachment history shape daily life. That makes her work relevant for people juggling work pressures, caregiving duties, or the aftermath of past abuse or loss. Practical tools target mood, sleep, anger, and workplace difficulties.
Kerrie encourages people to build on what already works in their lives. She helps with communication skills, boundaries, and coping strategies for co-occurring issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood fluctuations, or compassion fatigue. The approach is straightforward and action oriented.
How CBT and related methods are used in online sessions
CBT helps people notice thought patterns that increase worry or low mood. In practice this means identifying specific thoughts, testing them with experiments, and building alternative responses to try in daily life. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention to present-moment experience and can reduce reactivity to strong emotions. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change and helps clarify goals and next steps.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Kerrie will work with the client to decide whether CBT, mindfulness work, or motivational interviewing best fits their goals. That decision is revisited as progress is made and priorities shift.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since no specific formats are listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Talk through any practical preferences during the matching process so sessions can be arranged to fit work, caregiving, or other daily commitments.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kerrie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship and parenting challenges, plus related issues such as ADHD or workplace problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to test small behavioral changes. Sessions include practical exercises and experiments to try between meetings.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Kerrie has three years of professional experience delivering mental health support and practical coping strategies in clinical settings.
What credential and location are on record?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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