Individual Counseling
One-on-one sessions focused on your unique story, coping tools, and meaningful change.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · New York
Healing begins with being seen.
Warm, grounded therapy for your whole self. Sessions feel human and supportive, with telehealth available for individuals and couples.
About Yanina
A space where you feel safe to be yourself
Yanina Mitelman is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) offering trauma-informed care for adults and couples. Her background blends somatic, DBT, and CBT approaches with quiet, grounded support.
Her work is rooted in presence, not pressure. Sessions feel warm, human, and paced around what feels most helpful for you—no jargon, no hurry.
Telehealth is available, and Yanina is accepting new clients who want practical tools, emotional safety, and a steady place to be seen.
What we work on together
Approaches I use in our work
Couples Counseling
Building communication, trust, and understanding together in a gentle, practical way.
DBT + CBT
Skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and shifting the thinking patterns that hold you back.
Somatic Experiencing
Releasing stored trauma through body awareness and nervous system support.
What clients say
You're not alone in this
★★★★★
Yanina is an absolutely amazing clinician and human! I had the pleasure of co-facilitating DBT skills groups with her and training her. Not only did she quickly master the material, but she went on to train other therapists.
— Abby★★★★★
Yanina is phenomenally kind, warm, and deeply attuned — a truly safe place to process, with a deft and thoughtful clinical approach.
— Victoria★★★★★
Yanina is a compassionate and insightful clinician who creates a safe, supportive space for clients. She combines empathy with evidence-based approaches, empowering clients to explore, grow, and make meaningful, lasting changes in their lives.
— Stephanie★★★★★
I highly recommend Yanina. She is a DBT-trained, strengths-based therapist who balances humor, compassion, and directness to help clients grow. We co-led a DBT group together and clients consistently valued her warm, engaging approach.
— Betty★★★★★
Yanina is an absolutely amazing clinician and human! I had the pleasure of co-facilitating DBT skills groups with her and training her. Not only did she quickly master the material, but she went on to train other therapists.
— Abby★★★★★
Yanina is phenomenally kind, warm, and deeply attuned — a truly safe place to process, with a deft and thoughtful clinical approach.
— Victoria★★★★★
Yanina is a compassionate and insightful clinician who creates a safe, supportive space for clients. She combines empathy with evidence-based approaches, empowering clients to explore, grow, and make meaningful, lasting changes in their lives.
— Stephanie★★★★★
I highly recommend Yanina. She is a DBT-trained, strengths-based therapist who balances humor, compassion, and directness to help clients grow. We co-led a DBT group together and clients consistently valued her warm, engaging approach.
— BettyReady when you are
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