- Anger management
- Parenting support
- Stress and anxiety
About Merita
Merita Gashi senka is a New York LMHC with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on young adult concerns like family conflict, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, and ADHD. Merita aims to make first sessions straightforward and practical so people feel understood quickly.
She works by listening and talking through what feels most pressing. Sessions often focus on skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and building daily routines that support work and study. Merita also helps people who are facing big life changes, questioning life purpose, or recovering from difficult family dynamics.
Her background includes nearly a decade of working with adults on mood and behavior concerns. That experience informs how she structures sessions and sets goals. Expect a plainspoken approach that breaks problems into manageable steps and checks progress as you go.
Merita pays attention to how family of origin patterns and relationship habits shape current struggles. She addresses issues such as guilt, shame, control problems, impulsivity, and obsessive behaviors with focused conversation and practical tasks between sessions.
People using her services often want help finding direction after school or in new jobs, improving confidence, or getting a grip on stress and mood swings. She accepts clients from different places and conducts work in English.
How evidence-based methods guide online sessions
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach teaches emotion regulation and coping strategies to reduce overwhelming anger, anxiety, or depressive symptoms. It emphasizes learning specific steps to notice triggers and change reactions in daily life.Another helpful approach concentrates on communication skills and restructuring unhelpful thoughts. This method breaks down patterns in family relationships and offers new ways to speak and set boundaries, which can ease conflict and improve confidence at work or school.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about goals, try techniques, and adjust what you do based on what helps most. That makes the process collaborative and practical rather than fixed.
Confirm current session formats before booking so you know how meetings are conducted. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around classes, jobs, or caregiving by removing travel time and letting you meet from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Discussing format and scheduling up front helps match sessions to everyday life and commitments.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with family conflict, parenting issues, anger, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, ADHD, and related mood or behavior concerns.
How does she typically work with clients?
Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on emotion regulation, communication skills, and small steps you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with adults on mood and behavior issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a New York LMHC and practices from New York.
Can sessions be done in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients; confirm time zones and scheduling when you arrange sessions.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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