Adriana Cortes, LCSW

Adriana Cortes is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of practice in New York. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, struggling with addictions, or dealing with low self-esteem and depression. Adriana centers her work on each person's strengths and choices. She focuses on practical steps people can use to feel more steady and confident in daily life.

Adriana believes clients are the experts on their story and that change begins with small, brave steps. She offers supportive guidance and helps people set realistic goals. Sessions emphasize developing everyday habits and thought patterns that reduce distress and boost motivation.

Her background includes extensive clinical experience across common concerns such as relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She also addresses matters like eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, body image, and family of origin concerns. Adriana draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions toward clear, achievable outcomes.

People who work with Adriana can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth style. She will listen, help weigh options, and coach practical strategies to manage mood, cravings, or overwhelming thoughts. Her approach is aimed at helping clients build routines and thinking habits that support longer-term well-being.

Evidence-based techniques and online flexibility

Adriana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward measurable change. One common approach she emphasizes is thought-focused work that helps people notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood. This kind of work is useful for daily worries, motivation, and self-esteem struggles.

She also incorporates habit-focused strategies to build routines that support mental health. These techniques break larger goals into small, repeatable actions for sleep, eating, or coping with cravings and stress. They are practical tools people can try between sessions to see what helps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Adriana will work with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set short-term goals and adjust methods as progress is observed.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Ask about available scheduling arrangements when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions can be planned around everyday life.