Adriana Cortes, LCSW

Adriana Cortes is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and self‑esteem struggles. She works with clients who face caregiving strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and life transitions. Adriana emphasizes collaboration and respects each person as the expert on their own story.

Her style is supportive and practical. Sessions focus on building on strengths, increasing motivation, and developing concrete coping steps. Adriana talks through challenges with clients, helps set achievable goals, and offers steady guidance during difficult changes.

Adriana has experience addressing a wide range of concerns including LGBT issues, parenting stresses, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. She also pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment concerns, and matters that arise from adoption or foster care situations. Aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress are part of her additional focus areas.

In the room she aims to create a space where people feel heard and can experiment with new ways of coping. Work often includes talking through patterns, practicing new communication skills, and developing plans to manage mood and urges. Adriana supports clients who want steady, ongoing help as well as those seeking short-term strategies.

She is licensed in New York as an LCSW, and conducts work in English. People interested in beginning can follow the site's process to match and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

How evidence‑based methods guide online care

Adriana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression and to support addiction recovery. Another approach centers on strengthening coping skills and stress management, which helps people handle caregiver strain, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adriana will collaborate with each person to decide what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what has helped in the past, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around busy days, shorten check‑in meetings when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also allow more consistent contact during extended life transitions or caregiving periods. Ask about current options so sessions can be arranged to match scheduling and practical needs.