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Geraldine Nisi

Geraldine Nisi

LCSW

New York

Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday struggles

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, New York / 069906
Experience
25 years
Languages
English, Italian
Location
New York

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    • Collaborative approach
    • Skills focused
    • English and Italian

    About Geraldine

    Geraldine Nisi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and low self-esteem. She supports clients facing depression, life transitions, parenting challenges, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Gerri also works with issues tied to family dynamics, intimacy, and isolation. Sessions are offered in English and Italian and are grounded in practical steps toward clearer choices.

    Gerri brings 25 years of experience across schools, hospitals, and community mental health settings. She favors a collaborative, interactive style and aims to join people in defining realistic goals. Sessions focus on skills people can try between meetings and on small changes that add up over time.

    Her work draws from client-centered methods that emphasize listening and respect. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going. Dialectical behavior therapy tools are also part of her toolbox for managing intense emotions and building coping skills.

    Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused strategies help when people want to make concrete changes or set short-term goals. Gerri adapts techniques to each person’s situation rather than following a fixed formula. She explains options and helps people pick approaches that feel workable.

    Gerri is licensed in New York as an LCSW. Practical concerns such as location, session cadence, and cost are shared during the initial matching and scheduling process. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  2. How Geraldine Uses Talk and Practical Tools Online

    Geraldine combines approaches that focus on the person and on change. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and understanding so clients feel heard and can shape what comes next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interconnect and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change by clarifying values and next steps.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine treats the choice of method as a collaboration. She will talk through options, try techniques, and adjust based on what the client prefers and what their goals are.

    If you plan to try online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and let people use quieter surroundings or avoid travel. Geraldine focuses on making sessions practical and relevant so clients can apply skills in their daily lives.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

    Also works with

    Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

    Additional focus areas

    Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    25+ years

    Listed in

    New York

    Languages

    English, Italian

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?

    Geraldine supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, career concerns, and life transitions.

    How would you describe her therapeutic style?

    Her style is interactive and supportive, with a focus on collaboration and practical steps people can try between sessions.

    What is her professional background?

    She has 25 years of experience and has worked in schools, hospitals, and community mental health clinics.

    What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

    She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from New York.

    Which languages are supported?

    Sessions are offered in English and Italian.

    Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

    International clients are not currently accepted.

    How are sessions priced?

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

    How do I begin working with this therapist?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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