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Lidor Kohen

Lidor Kohen, LMHC

New York

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Licensed counselor - Young adult issues

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship support
  • Career concerns

About Lidor

Lidor Kohen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with five years of clinical experience. She helps young adults manage stress and anxiety, navigate LGBT concerns, work through relationship and self-esteem struggles, and address career-related worries.

She uses a person-centered approach that focuses on what matters to each client. Sessions are collaborative and practical. Lidor encourages clear goals and steady progress rather than abstract therapy language.

In session she listens for patterns that contribute to feeling stuck. Then she and the client try small, concrete changes to daily routines and thinking. This can look like trying a new way to set boundaries, practicing a conversation, or testing a different plan for job searching.

She also supports people dealing with abandonment and attachment issues, adoption or foster care history, body image, caregiver stress, and concerns linked to aging or serious illness. Other areas she addresses include communication problems, commitment and control issues, aspects of alternative sex culture such as BDSM and kink, and recovery from disasters.

Lidor offers help in English and Hebrew. Her practice is based in New York and is aimed at adults navigating the transitions of early adulthood and beyond.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Lidor draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. A person-centered approach emphasizes the client's goals and preferences, with the therapist offering guidance and reflective listening to clarify what matters and which steps to try. Cognitive-oriented techniques aim to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioral changes that reduce anxiety and improve decision making.

Working out which approach fits best is part of therapy. Lidor treats this as a collaborative process. She will discuss options, try approaches in session, and adjust plans based on how the client responds and what feels useful for daily life.

If you want to use online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since they are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to slot therapy into a week of classes, shifts, or job interviews. It can also allow for shorter check-ins or sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in person to remote sessions so therapy can fit around study, work, and other commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English, Hebrew

Frequently asked questions

What kind of problems does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, self-esteem problems, and career worries.

How does she approach therapy?

She uses a person-centered approach focused on collaboration and concrete steps to reach personal goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience as a clinician working with adults on emotional and practical concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LMHC licensed in New York and practices from that location.

Can I see her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are not offered to international clients at this time.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

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

What do I do to begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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