- Stress and anxiety
- Career guidance
- Skills-focused therapy
About Simona
Simona Ostrow is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, career challenges, and major life changes. She centers work on real problems you bring and on practical steps to feel steadier in day-to-day life. Simona writes in a direct, encouraging way and recognizes that starting therapy takes courage.
With 20 years of experience, Simona uses straightforward approaches to help people sort priorities and build coping skills. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and skills people can use between meetings. Simona works with concerns beyond mood, including workplace issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and difficulties with communication or feeling isolated. She also supports people coping with trauma reactions, questions about life purpose, and issues related to forgiveness and self-acceptance.
Her manner is practical and collaborative. She asks about what isn’t working, suggests doable experiments, and checks in on what helps. Over time the focus may shift from managing immediate symptoms to building routines and strategies that fit a person’s daily life.
Messages are typically checked a few times per day Monday through Thursday, with replies sent as quickly as possible. To begin, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule a first session.
How CBT and DBT inform online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice and test thoughts that make stress or low mood worse and then try specific behavior changes to feel better. It is often used for anxiety, depression, workplace stress, and clear everyday problems that respond to step-by-step practice.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on skills for managing strong emotions, coping with distress, and improving communication. It can be helpful when worry or mood swings make it hard to stay steady at work or in relationships.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques and set goals that match their needs, preferences, and day-to-day life. That may mean mixing CBT skill practice with DBT strategies for emotion regulation.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are set by the therapist and the service. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when people need them. It also supports continuing skill practice between meetings and helps people bring real-life problems from work and home into sessions for problem-solving.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Simona address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, career struggles, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, workplace issues, loneliness, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, with clear goals and skill-building. Sessions focus on small experiments and routines that can be used between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with people on mood, stress, career, and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a New York licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.