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Terry Petrovich, LMHC
New York
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Women's issues
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mindfulness and solutions
About Terry
Terry Petrovich is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 25 years of clinical work. She focuses on concerns such as relationship problems, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and career-related strain. Terry often helps people facing trauma, grief, mood disorders, and issues tied to identity and intimacy.
She favors straightforward, skills-based methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions include practical tools for noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and managing strong emotions. Mindfulness exercises and solution-focused steps are used to build short-term coping and clearer next steps.
Many people seek Terry for women's issues, parenting challenges, and relationship strain that includes safety concerns. She also works with concerns around abandonment, communication problems, divorce and separation, and domestic violence. Her practice addresses mood disorder symptoms including bipolar and seasonal affective disorder, and concerns such as isolation, loneliness, and self-esteem.
Terry describes a collaborative, problem-solving style. She helps clients set concrete goals and practices skills between sessions. Sessions tend to focus on small, practical changes rather than long theoretical discussions.
Clients will find an experienced clinician who leans toward liberal perspectives and practical coaching when helpful. Her stated schedule shifts seasonally and she notes flexibility to accommodate individual needs. To begin, clients are asked to complete an intake and schedule an initial session.
How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness fit into online work
CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress. In practical terms, this means learning to spot automatic thoughts, testing those ideas, and trying behavioral experiments between sessions to see what changes.Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal communication. It offers skills for managing intense emotions and reducing reactive behavior in relationships and stressful moments.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce rumination and improve focus. These techniques tend to be brief exercises that can be practiced daily to support other skills learned in therapy.
Figuring out which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines to recommend an approach or combination of methods. Clients and therapist check progress and adjust methods if something is not working.
Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit shorter check-ins into a workday, use audio-only conversations when bandwidth is limited, or keep consistent weekly sessions without travel. The focus remains on practical skill building and scheduling sessions that fit daily life rather than on a specific platform or tool.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Terry focus on?
She works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, and women's issues among other topics.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
Terry uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and practice skill-based changes between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience and has worked with issues across parenting, relationships, and mood disorders.
Where is she located and licensed?
She is based in New York and holds the NY LMHC credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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