Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Kerrie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kerrie
Kerrie Pelan is a New York licensed clinical social worker with three years of professional experience. She focuses on practical, goal-oriented care and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. She uses straightforward methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Sessions often include short exercises and clear steps to try between meetings. Kerrie also brings mindfulness and motivational techniques into conversations to build calm and momentum.
Background and approach
Many people come for help with relationship stress, parenting strain, or workplace pressure. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma, ADHD, mood swings, and issues related to adoption and attachment. Kerrie works with concerns around self-esteem, control, codependency, and social anxiety as well.
Her style is collaborative. She treats clients as the experts in their own lives and helps them set realistic goals. Therapy sessions tend to focus on practical problem solving, skill building, and small changes that add up over time.
Kerrie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People who prefer brief check-ins or more flexible contact often find these formats useful. To get started, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
What Kerrie works with
Everything Kerrie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kerrie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kerrie lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and replacing them with more useful ones. It often includes short exercises and clear action steps that clients can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help reduce reactivity and increase calm. These techniques can be used when emotions run high or when someone wants to improve focus and self-awareness.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try methods that match those needs. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing reflection, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress.
Questions people ask about Kerrie
What kinds of problems does Kerrie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, coping with life changes, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strain, and related issues such as ADHD and mood disorders.
What is Kerrie’s therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, using clear steps, short exercises, and problem-focused conversations to build skills and momentum.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience as a licensed clinician in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kerrie?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.