Pertrina Works
Compassionate social worker focused on parenting and life skills
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Pertrina
Pertrina Works is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 13 years of practice to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, depression, and life coaching. She works in New York and offers a calm, open presence for people who need a steady listener and practical guidance.
Sessions start by looking at what matters most to each person and then setting clear, manageable goals. Pertrina trained with a Master of Social Work from Syracuse University and uses evidence-based methods to shape treatment plans.
Background and approach
She mixes approaches rather than relying on a single method so each plan fits the person in front of her. Typical work includes building coping skills, improving communication, and managing mood and stress. Her background covers a wide range of concerns beyond common anxiety and depression.
That includes issues such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and body image. She also addresses abandonment, codependency, control issues, and emotions like emptiness. Pertrina emphasizes practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered work.
She helps people try new ways of thinking and practice skills between sessions. The aim is steady progress toward the goals the person sets. People meet her in a nonjudgmental space where they can speak honestly and plan next steps.
She collaborates on a tailored plan and adjusts it as needs change. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through several online formats to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic methods and online care that fit your life
Pertrina commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect so the person sets the pace and topics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when needed to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. DBT offers step-by-step tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Together these approaches give both understanding and concrete skills to try between visits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Pertrina collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. She adjusts plans over time based on what helps most, so therapy remains practical and focused on measurable steps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options allow people to connect from home or work, fit sessions into busy schedules, and check in between meetings when needed. The goal is accessible care that supports steady progress toward the goals you set.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
Next step
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