- Client-centered therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Works on parenting
About Lea
Lea Cattan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, career issues, and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Russian and she accepts international clients.
Lea practices client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and building on a person's strengths. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people understand patterns in their emotional responses and in close relationships. In sessions she helps people notice how family of origin patterns show up in current life and relationships and what they want to change.
Her approach is straightforward. She listens first, reflects what she hears, and works with each person to set practical steps. Conversations often focus on communication styles, commitment and control issues, and how attachment patterns affect intimacy and parenting.
Lea has also worked with concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, body image, codependency, and divorce or separation. She draws on everyday skills and emotional awareness to address these topics.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative. Lea helps people weigh options, practice new responses, and track progress in concrete ways. She encourages people to notice small changes and to adjust plans as needed.
To begin, people follow the site's matching steps and schedule a first session. Lea uses her experience to support adults who want clearer relationships, steadier coping, and more confidence making life and parenting choices.
How Lea’s Therapy Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to build on existing strengths. This approach helps when someone wants clearer thinking about parenting, career choices, or handling day-to-day stress.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify patterns in their emotional responses and relationship interactions. It is often used when intimacy, attachment, commitment, or communication problems are the main concerns. EFT guides people to notice emotions and to respond to them in different ways.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lea treats approach selection as collaborative. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust as progress is tracked.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time around work or family commitments. They can also support ongoing work on family patterns, parenting decisions, and coping with life changes without requiring a physical commute.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Russian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family patterns?
She works with stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career changes, and coping with life transitions. Family of origin patterns such as attachment and abandonment also appear in her practice.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens, reflects, and helps set small, workable steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional work experience in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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