Twila Quaid, LMHC

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Details

Name	Twila Quaid
Credentials	LMHC
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York, Florida
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	10

About Twila

Twila Quaid is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York who helps people who feel stuck, adrift, or burned out. She listens without judgment and works with each person to find clearer direction, small goals, and practical steps toward more meaning and daily ease.

She draws on Narrative Therapy to look at the stories people tell about themselves and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Background and approach

Sessions often include goal setting, homework, and experiments to test new ways of coping. This mix aims to reconnect people with things that matter to them and reduce what gets in the way. Twila practices with a holistic view of wellbeing that considers personal, physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual areas of life.

She pays attention to unprocessed experiences that keep showing up as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain. She also addresses issues like ADHD, addiction, impulsivity, and compassion fatigue when they affect daily functioning. Clients who want clear steps and real-world tools will find practical options in sessions, such as short exercises and planning between meetings.

Twila also supports people facing life transitions, questions about purpose, seasonal mood changes, and women’s issues. Her approach is straightforward and activity-focused. Over roughly ten years of practice she has worked with many common concerns and adapts methods to fit each person’s needs and pace.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Twila works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Twila among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Twila 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 Twila directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Narrative and CBT approaches for online therapy

Twila uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and then separate the person from the problem so they can try new interpretations. This approach can be useful for grief, identity questions, life purpose struggles, and relationship patterns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT offers simple tools for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, impulsivity, and seasonal mood shifts through short exercises and practical homework.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then suggest ways to combine narrative work and CBT. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which methods to try and adjust as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports short, frequent exchanges between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy lives.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, addictions, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on ADHD, bipolar concerns, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and women’s issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to rewrite unhelpful stories and try practical behavior changes. Sessions often include goal setting, homework, and short experiments to test new habits.

How much experience does she have?

She has about 10 years of clinical experience working with a range of common mental health concerns and life transitions.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, with licensure in New York and Florida, and she is based in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients in the locations covered by her licensure.

What formats are available for online sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.

How does the subscription and cost structure work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are scheduled through the platform once a matching questionnaire is completed.

Contacting this therapist

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