- Attachment-based work
- CBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Ashanti
Ashanti Palatnik is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in New York with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship concerns, and issues around self-esteem. She also addresses addictions, grief, intimacy-related questions, and family of origin issues in therapy.
Ashanti uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions often include practical skills and conversational work aimed at managing difficult feelings. She draws on approaches such as attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness techniques.
Her practice pays attention to how early family roles and expectations continue to shape present life. She helps clients name recurring dynamics and practice new ways of communicating and setting boundaries. Work can include addressing abandonment concerns, attachment issues, codependency, and blended family conflicts.
Ashanti also supports people coping with substance use, dissociation, impulsivity, guilt and shame, and body image concerns. Motivational interviewing is used when clients want to change patterns related to drug and alcohol use. Therapy includes both short-term skill building and longer work on relational patterns when needed.
Sessions are conducted in English and based in New York. Ashanti approaches therapy with clear explanations of methods, concrete practice between sessions, and attention to each person’s lived experience. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first appointment through the site’s online path.
How attachment work and skills-based methods translate to online sessions
Attachment-focused work pays attention to how early relationships shape current feelings and habits. Online sessions can use guided conversation to identify patterns of closeness, distance, and boundary setting that came from the family of origin.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In an online session a therapist and client might set behavioral experiments, practice new responses, and review homework together to track progress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and impulsive behavior. Online meetings can include skill coaching in distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness for use between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of attachment work, CBT, DBT, or mindfulness fits their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as needs change.
Confirm the therapist’s current session formats before booking so you know what options are offered. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people maintain regular contact with a licensed professional while working on family patterns and coping skills.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, grief, addictions, and family of origin issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines conversational, skills-based work with attention to relational patterns and attachment. Sessions mix practical tools and reflective discussion.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, attachment, and relationship-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in New York and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the US?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what are the formats?
Confirm current session options before booking by using the platform’s scheduling path. The profile asks clients to select online therapy options and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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