Yuliya Vaynrub

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York with more than 25 years of experience in the mental health field. I support adults ages 30 and up who want clear direction, practical strategies, and a therapist who gets straight to the point. My approach is direct, strength‐based, and time‐limited, designed for people balancing careers, relationships, family responsibilities, and the pressure to “have it all figured out.”

By your thirties and beyond, you’ve already built a foundation of skills, resilience, and life experience - even if stress, transitions, or self‐doubt make it hard to see those strengths. My role is to help you identify what’s already working, tap into the abilities you’ve developed over the years, and use them to create meaningful, sustainable change.

Sessions with me are focused, collaborative, and results‐driven. We set clear goals, break them into manageable steps, and stay centered on solutions rather than getting stuck in the problem. You’ll walk away with practical tools you can use immediately - not just insight, but action.

Whether you’re navigating career burnout, relationship challenges, parenting stress, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, I help you move forward with confidence by building on the strengths you already have. Therapy with me is efficient, empowering, and designed to help you create real progress in a timeframe that fits your life. I see clients via telehealth across New York and can do sessions in English or Russian. I am currently accepting new clients and look forward to connecting.

I take a relational approach to therapy. The relationship we build together is the foundation of the work. You should feel heard and respected from the very first session. Practically speaking, I draw on cognitive behavioral principles and psychodynamic understanding. What that means for you is that we look at your current patterns, understand where they come from, and work toward changing the ones that are not serving you. I am direct. If something comes up in a session that seems worth naming, I will name it. At the same time, I follow your lead. You set the pace. You decide what we focus on. My job is to offer perspective, ask the right questions, and help you find what you already know. Years of clinical supervision have sharpened my thinking significantly. My clients benefit from that. I bring real expertise to this work, and I care deeply about doing it well.

In our first session, I want to hear about you. Not just the presenting issue, but who you are, what matters to you, and what has brought you to this point. There is no pressure to have everything figured out. Most people walk in not entirely sure what they want from therapy, and that is a perfectly fine place to start. I will ask questions. I will listen carefully. By the end of our first session, you should have a clear sense of how I work and whether it feels like a fit. I look forward to getting started.