Manolita Fenn
Practical therapy for families and everyday life
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Manolita
Manolita Fenn is a licensed clinical social worker with about 30 years of practice in New York. She has spent her career working with families, children, and couples, and has a long history supporting people with serious mental health concerns. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at parents and caregivers looking for clear steps forward.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, and focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and routines.
Background and approach
In sessions she combines conversation with doable tasks to try between meetings. Homework is presented as a tool to track progress and build new habits, not as extra work for its own sake. Fenn approaches each person where they are and treats everyone with dignity and respect.
She believes people can change and that small, steady adjustments lead to better day-to-day functioning. She brings patience and a focus on real-world results to discussions about parenting, relationships, addiction, mood, grief, and coping with life changes. Her background includes hospice and end-of-life counseling, which informs her work around loss and difficult family decisions.
She aims to help clients find practical ways to manage stress, anger, and depression while strengthening family connections. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through multiple online formats. Parents reading this on a phone can expect clear guidance, examples of tasks to try at home, and a collaborative plan tailored to their family’s needs.
Practical CBT strategies delivered online
Manolita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a central method. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress related to family and relationship problems.She emphasizes working on behaviors as well as thoughts. That means clients talk through situations in session and try small tasks at home to build new patterns. This can help with parenting challenges, anger management, coping with life changes, and patterns tied to addiction or mood shifts.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, daily life, and comfort level. If an approach needs adjustment, she will help adapt the plan so it feels useful and doable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs. These options make it easier for busy parents to connect without travel. They also allow for consistent check-ins, follow-up on homework, and flexible ways to practice skills between meetings.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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