Therapist profile
Jaime Pitingaro, LICSW, LCSW
Licensed social worker - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Narrative therapy
About Jaime
Jaime Pitingaro is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, relationship strains, grief, and issues related to LGBT identity. Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse and mood-related concerns such as bipolar disorder and seasonal affective disorder.
She uses practical, conversation-based sessions. Jaime focuses on clear goals and small steps that can be used between meetings. Sessions often include talking through painful memories, practicing new ways to handle stress, and building skills for managing intense emotions and impulsivity.
Her work integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and DBT strategies for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Narrative therapy is used to help people reframe difficult experiences and make changes in how they understand themselves. These approaches are used to address problems like panic attacks, social anxiety, self-harm urges, and low self-esteem.
Jaime has experience with adoption and foster care topics, gender dysphoria, intellectual disability, multicultural concerns, and parenting-related strains. She also supports people coping with pregnancy and childbirth challenges, post-traumatic stress, and family problems. She frames treatment around specific steps and practical tools rather than abstract concepts.
Sessions are provided in English from New York. The practice uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
How sessions work
How Jaime uses CBT, DBT, and Narrative methods online
Jaime draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions typically involve identifying patterns that keep stress and anxiety active and practicing small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are practical tools for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving day-to-day coping.
Narrative therapy is used to examine the stories people tell about themselves. That work helps shift perspective on painful events and creates room for alternative meanings and choices.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jaime collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as needed so sessions stay focused on what feels useful.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins on a workday, or letting someone choose not to use video. These practical benefits help therapy fit into ordinary routines without promising a specific outcome.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New York, Massachusetts, California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people dealing with parenting strain, family problems, adoption and foster care challenges, and relationship stress that affects family life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, goal-focused conversation and practical skills. Sessions combine CBT, DBT, and narrative techniques to build coping tools and reframe experiences.
What is her level of experience?
She has eight years of professional experience working with adults on anxiety, mood issues, trauma, and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MA LICSW and is a New York LCSW. Her practice is based in New York.
Can someone who speaks another language work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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