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Maryjo Proietta Halpern, LCSW-R
New York
Licensed social worker - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Yoga-informed practices
About Maryjo
Maryjo Proietta Halpern is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered (LCSW-R) in New York with 30 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, work through relationship difficulties, and address trauma, abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Sessions are conducted in English and intended for clients in New York.
Her approach draws on several psychotherapy methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-focused work, and client-centered techniques. She guides people to notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try different responses, and practice new skills between sessions. She also integrates elements of narrative and psychodynamic thinking when those fit the concern.
Maryjo combines her clinical experience with a background in yoga instruction. She uses that perspective to help some clients learn breathing and movement strategies that support emotional regulation. These practices are offered as complements to talking therapies, not as replacements for them.
In early sessions she focuses on clear goals and practical steps. Conversations aim to identify specific thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns that keep problems going. Plans often include short exercises or experiments to test new ways of responding.
Maryjo frames therapy as a collaborative process. She invites people to describe what they want to change and to track progress together. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details on the profile page.
How CBT and attachment work in online sessions
Maryjo commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify specific thoughts and behaviors that maintain stress and anxiety. CBT sessions focus on small experiments, tracking patterns, and practicing new skills between appointments to reduce unhelpful reactions.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current interactions. That work often involves noticing relational triggers, improving communication habits, and building more reliable ways of asking for needs to be met.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maryjo treats approach selection as collaborative - she will help you decide whether CBT, attachment work, or client-centered methods fit your goals, preferences, and the problem at hand. Goals and methods can change as progress is tracked.
Please confirm the therapist's current online session options before booking. The profile indicates how to start but does not list session formats here. Many people choose online sessions because they can fit appointments into a workday, avoid travel time, or use a shorter check-in when needed. Discuss scheduling and practical arrangements with Maryjo when you book to find a setup that fits daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression, plus related areas such as attachment and communication problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, test alternative responses, and practice skills between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with adult clients in clinical settings and private practice in New York.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a New York LCSW-R and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are intended for people located in New York.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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