Kerrie Pelan , LCSW

Kerrie Pelan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with three years of professional experience. She works with people navigating stress, anxiety, family and relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, depression, trauma, grief, and other life transitions, and brings focused support for issues like parenting, ADHD, caregiver stress, adoption and attachment concerns, and workplace difficulties.

Kerrie emphasizes a strengths-based approach that recognizes each person as the expert in their own story. She helps clients build motivation, address coping with addictions, and develop practical skills to increase confidence and manage career or life changes. Her work often centers on improving communication, reducing isolation, and addressing patterns like codependency and control issues.

Describing change as a collaborative process, Kerrie uses evidence-informed methods to guide clients toward achievable goals while honoring their values and experiences. She understands that beginning therapy takes courage and meets that step with steady support and practical strategies. As a licensed social worker in New York, she combines clinical training with empathy to help individuals and families move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more effective patterns. It is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood-related concerns.

Mindfulness Therapy cultivates present-moment awareness and acceptance. It can help reduce reactivity to difficult emotions, improve concentration, and support coping with grief, trauma responses, and persistent worry.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversational style that strengthens motivation for change by exploring personal values and ambivalence. It works well for clients who are navigating substance use, life transitions, or challenges with starting and maintaining new habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kerrie partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors methods accordingly so the work feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to meet with licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care when life is changing.