Lydia Kernan (she/her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Hi! I'm so glad you're here. I appreciate you taking time to find the right therapist for your needs.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Group

About My Clients

My hope is that clients will find a safe and protected space to be curious about their internal emotional experience. I aim to validate and affirm as well as provide new perspectives, so that clients feel able to make meaningful change.

My Background and Approach

My approach involves Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies to help clients understand and cope with symptoms. By challenging thoughts, feelings and behaviors clients learn to take new perspectives that leave the door open for healthy, positive changes. I have a strong background in motivation enhancement strategies, mindfulness-based CBT and Internal Family Systems work. I also recently completed a masters in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Clinical interests include depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment, grief work, identity as well as relationship issues. The thing I am most curious about with my clients is what questions you bring to therapy for yourself?

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As a social worker, I believe that everyone deserves peace and safety. My goal is to hold a space for clients and support you in your therapeutic journey.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Internal Family Systems Psychoanalytic
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Attachment Theory
  • Biofeedback
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Sandplay Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Relationship Counseling

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Addiction Anxiety Women's Issues
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Child Issues
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Spirituality
  • Veterans/Military Service
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Oscar
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 16 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $90 - 100/session

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