Jaime Pitingaro, LICSW, LCSW
Practical therapy that helps rewrite your story
Details
| Name | Jaime Pitingaro |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW, LCSW |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York, Massachusetts, California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Jaime
Jaime Pitingaro is a licensed social worker in New York. She brings eight years of clinical experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or major life changes. Jaime speaks plainly and offers steady, compassionate support for LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and issues around self-esteem and motivation.
She adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps you can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Jaime uses approaches that help people rewrite painful stories and build coping skills for day-to-day life. In practice she blends narrative work with cognitive and behavioral tools. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of acting, while also looking at the stories people tell about themselves.
The combination is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, grief, and relationship stress. Jaime has worked with clients facing parenting challenges, adoption and foster care issues, gender dysphoria, panic and trauma, and a range of mood and impulse concerns. She pays attention to cultural background and how identity shapes experience.
Her style stays warm and direct, aiming to make therapy understandable and workable. She offers sessions via video, phone, chat, or messaging. Jaime asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire to match on goals and schedule, then she helps plan next steps based on what feels most helpful.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse among the things Jaime works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jaime among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Jaime among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jaime 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 Jaime directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Skills-Based Work Translate Online
Jaime uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from painful stories and see their lives from a different angle. This approach involves naming the story that causes distress and finding alternative, more empowering ways to describe personal experiences.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which teaches practical skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Together these approaches help with anxiety, mood shifts, trauma recovery, and relationship stress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jaime will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try techniques that fit those needs. She adjusts methods over time so therapy stays aligned with what the client finds useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversational work, phone can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat allow short check-ins or written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day routines.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Jaime commonly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting strain. Additional focuses include LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, mood disorders, and relationship or family problems.
What is Jaime's therapeutic style?
Her work mixes narrative approaches with cognitive and behavioral techniques. The aim is to change unhelpful thoughts while re-authoring personal stories and building practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people across a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her credentials are MA LICSW and NY LCSW. She practices in New York.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. 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 needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jaime?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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