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Minnie Berman

Experienced counselor blending CBT and client-centered care

LMHC New York

Experience
40 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Minnie

Minnie Berman is a licensed mental health counselor who draws on cognitive behavioral principles to help clients address patterns of thought and behavior that maintain stress, anxiety, mood disturbances, and relationship struggles.

Background and approach

With 40 years of clinical experience in New York, she blends practical, skills-oriented work with a client-centered stance that values each person’s perspective and goals. Her background includes helping people navigate relationship and family conflicts, build self-esteem and motivation, manage career-related challenges, and cope with grief, trauma, addiction, and mood disorders.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach that combines CBT strategies with attachment-aware interventions and elements of dialectical skills when emotion regulation is needed. She cultivates an open atmosphere where feelings and concerns are explored without judgment, and she emphasizes concrete tools alongside deeper exploration of life purpose, communication problems, and family-of-origin issues.

Minnie holds the New York LMHC credential and offers a long-standing clinical presence for those seeking steady, experience-based support.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care



Minnie's practice often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in ways that adapt well to remote formats. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and building new coping skills, which translates into structured exercises, homework, and in-session skill practice during video or phone sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns in close relationships and emotional bonds, helping clients explore how past and present attachments affect current interactions and intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can combine elements from different orientations so care is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all, and clients are invited to give feedback as therapy progresses to ensure the approach remains useful.

Online therapy with Minnie is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels with communication. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from New York without travel, and they support ongoing skill practice and check-ins between longer sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Minnie commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including relationship and family conflicts, self-esteem and career difficulties, stress and anxiety, mood and personality disorders, trauma, grief, addictions, and intimacy-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Minnie's work combines cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-aware and client-centered approaches, often integrating dialectical skills for emotion regulation and practical problem-solving strategies.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings four decades of professional experience to her practice, offering sustained clinical work and familiarity with a wide range of presenting concerns.
Where is Minnie licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LMHC in New York with credential number NY LMHC 001599 and maintains a practice serving clients in that region.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She conducts sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPersonality disordersPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English