Vakhtang Gomelauri, LCSW

Vakhtang Gomelauri is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of practice in New York. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma, and addiction. He also supports people facing parenting challenges, grief, ADHD, and changes in career or life circumstances. Sessions are offered in English, Georgian, and Russian.

Vakhtang uses psychodynamic psychotherapy as his central approach, helping clients notice patterns that come from early life and relationships. He offers concrete tools you can use day to day to reduce panic, ease anxious moments, and lift depressive symptoms. He also draws on mindfulness and trauma-focused ideas when they match someone’s needs.

In sessions he aims to create time to talk through emotions and to make sense of how past experiences affect present choices. Conversations cover values, relationships, and personal history so people can find clearer direction and purpose. He works to translate moments of insight into practical steps you can try between sessions.

Vakhtang has worked with people from many cultural and religious backgrounds and with varied gender identities. His experience includes helping with body image, eating or sleeping difficulties, chronic illness, and long-term grieving. He pays attention to how identity and life story shape stresses and coping.

To get started, you use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then done according to the therapist’s availability and the site’s subscription system, which can be canceled at any time.

How psychodynamic and mindfulness work in online care

Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps people trace recurring feelings and relationship patterns back to earlier life experiences. In online sessions this often means talking through memories and current reactions so you can see how past events shape present choices. Mindfulness therapy focuses on simple attention exercises and grounding skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress. These practices teach short daily habits to notice thoughts and calm intense feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit best for their goals and needs. That might mean emphasizing insight and life story at first, then adding mindfulness or trauma-focused techniques as needed. The plan can change over time based on how things are going.

Confirm the session formats before booking so you know what options are currently offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity when life is hectic. It can also allow for shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require being on camera if that better suits someone’s routine.