Ashanti Palatnik, LMFT
Compassionate, narrative-informed therapy for life change
Details
| Name | Ashanti Palatnik |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Ashanti
Ashanti Palatnik is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people find steadiness during hard times. She offers calm, practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. Her style is warm and straightforward, with a focus on real-life tools and clear next steps.
Ashanti uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell and reframe their stories. She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to address how past patterns shape present choices.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill-building, reflection, and small experiments to try between meetings. She works with concerns such as grief, relationship problems, intimacy-related issues, and addictions. Ashanti also addresses family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, and body image.
She pays attention to how abandonment and attachment wounds can affect daily life and relationships. Over seven years in practice, Ashanti has helped people cope with life changes, process trauma and abuse, and manage impulsivity and dissociation. Her approach blends practical coaching with therapy to support short-term goals and deeper healing.
She respects each person’s background and meets them where they are. Sessions are offered in English and are provided from her New York practice. She is licensed as a LMFT in New York.
The first steps are straightforward: a brief matching questionnaire, then scheduling based on availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Grief among the things Ashanti works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ashanti among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Ashanti directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Ashanti directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and Attachment-focused Options for Online Care
Online sessions often use Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at patterns in those stories and helps create alternative, more helpful narratives for relationships, self-image, and life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy is offered to explore how early connections affect current relationships and reactions. It focuses on recognizing patterns of seeking closeness or avoiding it, and then practicing different ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose or combine approaches based on the client’s needs and goals. That process can involve trying different tools and checking in about what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support ongoing coaching-style work and brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Ashanti supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. She also addresses family of origin issues, codependency, communication problems, and body image.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical. She uses Narrative Therapy alongside attachment-aware and cognitive tools to help clients tell their stories and try new ways of coping.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with trauma, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Her work mixes therapy and coaching to support both short-term goals and deeper change.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a LMFT licensed in New York and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Session costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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