Therapist profile
Ashanti Palatnik, LMFT
LMFT - Family and relationship focused
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- Attachment based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Ashanti
Ashanti Palatnik is a New York licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addictions, relationship concerns, family issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, and life changes. She also works with specific struggles like abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, and blended family issues.
Ashanti uses straightforward, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage emotions and handle difficult moments. Sessions typically include practical skills and conversations about patterns that get in the way of connection. She draws on therapies such as cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based ideas to help people understand how past relationships affect current reactions.
She includes mindfulness and dialectical behavioral ideas when emotional regulation or strong impulses are present. Motivational interviewing is used when someone is trying to change behaviors related to substance use or other habits. These methods are used together to match what a person needs in the moment rather than as separate labels.
Ashanti describes working from a multicultural, intersectional perspective and pays attention to each person's background and identity. In sessions she helps people process difficult emotions, notice recurring patterns, and practice different ways of relating to others. She also supports people in clarifying goals and taking small steps toward them.
Her approach is practical and conversational. People who are coping with family conflict, relationship strain, grief, or the stress of parenting and daily life may find the focus useful. To begin, readers are asked to use the site's matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Ashanti commonly draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current expectations and reactions, which can help when people struggle with trust, abandonment, or repeated patterns. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to ease anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy techniques when emotional regulation or impulsivity is an issue. DBT-style skills teach straightforward tools for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process; the therapist and client will decide together which methods fit the goals, needs, and preferences that come up in assessment and early sessions.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills between sessions and bring real-life situations into conversation, which can speed up learning practical changes.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family problems, grief, self-esteem, addictions, and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses evidence-informed, practical approaches such as attachment-focused discussion, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, DBT ideas, and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience as a therapist working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a New York LMFT and works from New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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