- Relationship support
- CBT and DBT methods
- Parenting and career
About Terry
Terry Petrovich is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, mood disorders, anxiety, and related challenges. Terry uses practical therapy methods aimed at helping people manage stress and make clearer choices in daily life.
She works in everyday language and keeps conversations direct. Sessions often cover communication skills, setting boundaries, and problem solving for work and home pressures. Terry also supports people navigating grief, trauma, and complex emotional responses such as anger, jealousy, or feelings of emptiness.
Terry draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. That means sessions can include tracking unhelpful thoughts, learning emotion regulation tools, practicing brief skills, and setting small solvable goals between meetings. She also integrates practical coaching around career and parenting when relevant.
She has experience addressing domestic violence concerns and the safety issues that can come with them, and she has training in divorce mediation practices. Terry has a long history working with women on balancing multiple life roles and the pressures that can bring.
Terry offers sessions in English and practices from New York. Her approach is straightforward and centered on helping people take concrete steps toward clearer thinking and more manageable routines.
How Terry’s approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online sessions using CBT can include tracking patterns, practicing alternative responses, and doing short behavioral experiments between meetings to test what works. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Delivered remotely, DBT-style work often includes learning specific skills, practicing them in real situations, and reviewing what helped or didn’t help.Choosing the right approach is part of the early work in therapy. Terry collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with problem-focused goals and adding skills training if emotions become hard to manage, or mixing mindfulness practice with solution-focused steps to create change quickly.
The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting meetings into a busy life. Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online appointments can make it easier to schedule brief check-ins between work or study commitments, avoid travel time, and continue momentum when life gets hectic. Therapists and licensed professionals can help adapt exercises so they work in an online setting and in day-to-day routines.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Terry help with?
Terry works with relationship strain, parenting questions, self-esteem, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar issues, anxiety, ADHD, grief, trauma, and related life stressors.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses clear, practical methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused work to build skills and set achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
Terry has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on counseling and coaching topics across relationships, parenting, career, and mood and anxiety concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMHC licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Terry?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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