Iamina Stoian, LMHC

Iamina Stoian is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and everyday habits like attention and routine. She also supports clients facing relationship and family concerns, career stress, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem or body-image struggles. Sessions are offered in English and Romanian.

With ten years of experience, she blends clear, practical work with attentive listening. She often uses cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. She pairs that with client-centered listening, mindfulness practices, and narrative techniques that help people tell their story in new ways.

She describes her style as empathic and analytical. She validates feelings and works with people to spot patterns that get in the way of daily life. Her aim is to find small, manageable steps that make a real difference over time.

Iamina pays attention to how habits and daily routines affect mood and functioning. She helps people recognize triggers, try new coping strategies, and plan realistic problem-solving steps. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to make a change but feel stuck.

Her background includes a variety of clinical settings and work across age ranges and needs. She adapts her approach to the person in front of her rather than following one fixed method. The focus is on practical progress and clearer day-to-day routines.

How her approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to make sense of their feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches step-by-step techniques to change them. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and daily habit changes. Mindfulness Therapy brings simple attention practices into daily life to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of moment-to-moment experience.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean trying CBT techniques for thought patterns, adding mindfulness exercises between sessions, or using motivational interviewing when deciding on behavior changes.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what options are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice new habits in the context of their everyday routine while getting guidance on how to adjust those habits over time.