Tandi Orluk, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Tandi

Tandi Orluk is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping families and parents navigate stress, relationships, and life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each household. Her style centers on the person in front of her and on practical steps families can use right away.

She uses a mix of methods shaped by what each family needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.

Background and approach

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. She also brings motivational interviewing and mindfulness strategies to support steady progress. With 18 years of experience, Tandi has worked with individuals, couples, and families.

She has particular experience supporting people recovering from trauma and those facing anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and substance concerns. She tailors sessions to the issues families bring and the goals they set together. Tandi holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and maintains licensure in New York and Kentucky.

Her sessions emphasize clear goals, skill-building, and steps families can try between meetings. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for daily life. Parents who want direct guidance, concrete tools, and calm support may find her approach helpful.

She invites each family to set the pace and priorities so therapy fits real schedules and real problems.

Therapeutic approaches in online family care

Client-Centered Therapy puts the family member or parent at the center of decisions. The therapist listens, reflects what is important, and helps set goals that fit the family’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying upsetting thoughts and testing them with real-life changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the family about needs, goals, and preferences and then pick or blend methods that match. That collaborative planning helps make sure sessions feel relevant and workable for everyday life.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy family schedules. These formats allow ongoing work between meetings and quick check-ins when issues come up. The range of options helps families choose what works best for their routine and comfort level, while keeping a steady path toward the goals they set together.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Tandi works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues like body image and workplace stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and strategies families can use between meetings.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 18 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families since 2007.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - with New York LCSW 094801 and Kentucky LCSW 3596, and she practices in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Kentucky, New York
Languages: English

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